Incident Summary:

10/09/2015: Assailants threw an explosive device in the yard of Serhiy Kivalov, a pro-Russian member of parliament, in Odesa city, Odesa oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201510090037

When:
2015-10-09

Country:
Ukraine

Region:
Eastern Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Odesa

City:
Odesa

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Verkhovna Rada
Specific Description Member: Serhiy Kivalov
Nationality of Target Ukraine
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Lack of Intentionality
Additional Information There is doubt that this incident meets terrorism-related criteria. The attack targeted Serhiy Kivalov; however, sources stated that Kivalov actually staged the attack himself.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Kivalov quits Odesa election over criminal cases against him - Saakashvili," Ukraine General Newswire, October 12, 2015.
"Ukraine: Odessa Region media highlights 3-9 Oct 15," BBC Monitoring, October 9, 2015.