Attack near Zelenopillya, 2014

A news plot for July 12, 2014, is dedicated to the Russian shelling of Zelenopillya, which killed 36 Ukrainian servicemen.

In the video: Zelenopillya, Luhansk region, photos from the scene of the tragedy; border post.

Comments: Spokesperson for the NSDC Information Center Andriy Lysenko; Head of the Donetsk Regional Department of Information Policy Olena Malyutina; Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Valeria Lutkovska; Chief of Staff of the ATO Oleksiy Dmytrashkivskyi.

Reference: The attack near Zelenopillya was a massive rocket and artillery strike on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the State Border Guard Service on July 11, 2014, carried out from the territory of the Russian Federation. The incident marked the first documented direct use of regular Russian troops against Ukrainian forces and marked a new phase of hostilities in eastern Ukraine. The attack killed at least 36 servicemen, including Colonel Igor Momot.