Stanytsia Luhanska kindergarten bombing information
Attack on school in Ukraine
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Stanytsia Luhanska kindergarten bombing
Part of the Prelude to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date
17 February 2022
Location
Stanytsia Luhanska
Belligerents
Ukraine
Russian backed separatists
Luhansk People's Republic
Casualties and losses
3 wounded
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The Stanytsia Luhanska kindergarten bombing was an event directly preceding the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] It was shelling of a kindergarten in Stanytsia Luhanska on 17 February 2022 which injured three people, and left half the town without electricity.[1] It was performed by separatists shortly before the invasion.[2]
^ ab"Shelling by Russian-backed separatists raises tensions in east Ukraine". the Guardian. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
^ ab"Witnesses reel after Ukraine kindergarten shelled by separatists". www.euractiv.com. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
^"Cluster munitions kill child and two other civilians in Ukrainian Nursery". Amnesty International. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
^Kramer, Andrew E.; Hopkins, Valerie (18 February 2022). "'A whistling sound, then an explosion': Shelling hits a kindergarten in Ukraine". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
^"What to know about shelling in Ukraine that hit a kindergarten". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
^Moore, Mark (17 February 2022). "Ukraine, separatists trade blame after kindergarten shelling". Retrieved 24 March 2023.
^"Ukraine: Shelling Residential Areas Puts Civilians at Risk". Human Rights Watch. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
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