Hostomel Airport assault
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The Hostomel Airport assault was a key early Russian airborne operation aimed at seizing a strategic airfield near Kyiv to enable rapid reinforcement and facilitate the capture of Ukraine’s capital.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hostomel Airport assault canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Hostomel Airport assault Context triple: [Battle of Kyiv (2022), involvedEvent, Hostomel Airport assault]
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A.
Dawson's Field hijackings
The Dawson's Field hijackings were a series of coordinated airplane hijackings in September 1970 by Palestinian militants that culminated in multiple airliners being blown up on a remote airstrip in Jordan, dramatically escalating the Palestinian militant campaign and contributing to the events of Black September.
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B.
2015 Bardo National Museum attack
The 2015 Bardo National Museum attack was a terrorist assault in Tunis, Tunisia, in which gunmen opened fire on tourists at the country’s leading museum, killing over 20 people and injuring many others.
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C.
Mubi bombings
The Mubi bombings were a series of deadly attacks in the Nigerian town of Mubi, widely attributed to the Islamist militant group Boko Haram and emblematic of the violence during its insurgency.
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D.
Centennial Olympic Park bombing
The Centennial Olympic Park bombing was a domestic terrorist attack during the 1996 Atlanta Olympics in which a pipe bomb exploded in a public gathering area, killing two people and injuring over a hundred others.
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E.
Nyanya bombings
The Nyanya bombings were deadly terrorist attacks near Abuja, Nigeria, in 2014, widely attributed to the Islamist militant group Boko Haram and emblematic of its violent insurgency.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Hostomel Airport assault Target entity description: The Hostomel Airport assault was a key early Russian airborne operation aimed at seizing a strategic airfield near Kyiv to enable rapid reinforcement and facilitate the capture of Ukraine’s capital.
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A.
Dawson's Field hijackings
The Dawson's Field hijackings were a series of coordinated airplane hijackings in September 1970 by Palestinian militants that culminated in multiple airliners being blown up on a remote airstrip in Jordan, dramatically escalating the Palestinian militant campaign and contributing to the events of Black September.
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B.
2015 Bardo National Museum attack
The 2015 Bardo National Museum attack was a terrorist assault in Tunis, Tunisia, in which gunmen opened fire on tourists at the country’s leading museum, killing over 20 people and injuring many others.
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C.
Mubi bombings
The Mubi bombings were a series of deadly attacks in the Nigerian town of Mubi, widely attributed to the Islamist militant group Boko Haram and emblematic of the violence during its insurgency.
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D.
Centennial Olympic Park bombing
The Centennial Olympic Park bombing was a domestic terrorist attack during the 1996 Atlanta Olympics in which a pipe bomb exploded in a public gathering area, killing two people and injuring over a hundred others.
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E.
Nyanya bombings
The Nyanya bombings were deadly terrorist attacks near Abuja, Nigeria, in 2014, widely attributed to the Islamist militant group Boko Haram and emblematic of its violent insurgency.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airborne assault
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battle of the Russian invasion of Ukraine ⓘ military operation ⓘ |
| aircraftUsed |
Russian attack helicopters
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Russian transport helicopters ⓘ fixed-wing aircraft providing support ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Armed Forces of Ukraine
ⓘ
linked to:
Ukrainian Armed Forces
Russian Armed Forces ⓘ Ukrainian National Guard ⓘ Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces ⓘ
linked to:
Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine
|
| combatant |
Russian Airborne Forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Airborne Forces of the Russian Federation
Russian special forces ⓘ Ukrainian airborne and special operations units ⓘ
linked to:
Ukrainian Air Assault Forces
|
| commandedBy | Russian airborne and special operations commanders ⓘ |
| conflict |
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
ⓘ
linked to:
Russo-Ukrainian War
|
| consequence |
destruction of aircraft and facilities at the airfield
ⓘ
disruption of Russian plan for rapid capture of Kyiv ⓘ significant damage to Antonov Airport infrastructure ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Russian Federation
ⓘ
linked to:
Russia
Ukraine ⓘ |
| defensiveAction |
Ukrainian forces conducted counterattacks to retake the airport
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Ukrainian forces used artillery against the airfield ⓘ |
| distanceToCapital | approximately 25 kilometers northwest of central Kyiv ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
Russian forces suffered casualties
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Ukrainian forces suffered casualties ⓘ |
| hasCivilianImpact | damage to civilian infrastructure near Hostomel ⓘ |
| location |
Antonov Airport
ⓘ
Hostomel, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine ⓘ |
| objective |
enable rapid airlift of Russian troops near Kyiv
ⓘ
facilitate capture of Kyiv ⓘ seizure of Antonov Airport ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Ukrainian government forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kyiv offensive
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Kyiv (2022)
|
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Kyiv (2022)
ⓘ
Russian airborne operations in the Kyiv region ⓘ |
| reportedBy |
Russian government sources
ⓘ
Ukrainian government sources ⓘ international media ⓘ |
| result |
Russian airborne plan to use the airfield for large-scale airlift was thwarted
ⓘ
Russian forces temporarily captured parts of the airfield ⓘ Ukrainian defensive success in preventing sustained Russian use of the airfield ⓘ |
| startDate | 2022-02-24 ⓘ |
| strategicAssessment | failure to secure a reliable airbridge for Russian forces near Kyiv ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | Antonov Airport was a major cargo airfield near Kyiv ⓘ |
| tacticsUsed |
air assault by helicopters
ⓘ
airborne landing ⓘ artillery support ⓘ urban combat ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early phase of the 2022 invasion of Ukraine ⓘ |
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Subject: Hostomel Airport assault Description of subject: The Hostomel Airport assault was a key early Russian airborne operation aimed at seizing a strategic airfield near Kyiv to enable rapid reinforcement and facilitate the capture of Ukraine’s capital.
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