2014 Simferopol incident 2014
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 18 March 2014 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 2014 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | Ukraine | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | 2014 Russian invasion of Crimea | Wikidata P361 |
| Coordinates | 44.9750, 34.1430 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
On 18 March 2014, a Ukrainian soldier and a Russian Cossack paramilitary were killed in the first case of bloodshed during the Russo-Ukrainian War and the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation.
On 19 March 2014, Russian media and Crimean authorities stated that a 17-year-old Ukrainian had been detained, but on 20 March 2014, the Crimean prosecutor denied that any detentions had taken place.
None of the accounts of this event could be verified independently. The Ukrainian and the Crimean authorities provided conflicting reports of the event. The two casualties had a joint funeral attended by both Crimean and Ukrainian authorities. The event continues to be under investigation by both the Crimean authorities and the Ukrainian military.
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