V-weapons vast majority aimed at London; 2,515 reached the city, killing 6,184 civilians and injuring 17,981. Croydon to the south, on the flight path of the V1s suffered severely taking 142 hits. V-2 rocket launching sites were set up by the Germans around The Hague in the Netherlands on 6 September 1944. The first was launched from here against London on 8 September 1944 and took an estimated 5 minutes to fly the 200 miles from the Hague to London where it struck at 6.43pm on 8 September on Chiswick causing thirteen casualties. As the V2 explosions came without warning, the
Timeline of the war in Donbass (January–March 2015) attacks during the past 24 hours using small arms, rocket propelled grenades, tanks and artillery. Rebel forces opened fire on Ukrainian positions on 22 occasions after midday using small arms, rocket propelled grenades, mortars and tanks. Maryinka, Donetsk airport, Donetsk city, Krasnohoryvka, Opytne, Severne, Zolote, Nikyshyne, Chernukhin and Krimsky were the main flashpoints. Ukrainian media reported that antitank missiles were launched on Popasna by rebel troops. Heavy shelling was also witnessed by local residents in Donetsk city, where militias entrenched around the train station fired "Gvozdika" howitzer salvos on the airport. "Uragan" or "Smerch" artillery rockets were launched from Shchehlovskoho