According to the Russian army, a rocket attack destroyed a command post of the Ukrainian armed forces with senior officers. “More than 50 generals and officers of the Ukrainian armed forces were killed in the strike, including officers from the General Staff and Command Staff of the Kakhovka Forces Unit, airborne troops and units,” said Igor Konashenkov, the spokesman for the Moscow Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Defence.
According to Konashenkov, the Ukrainian command post in the Dnepropetrovsk region near the settlement of Shyroka Dacha, south of the large city of Kryvyi Rih, was hit by Kalibr cruise missiles at sea. They were allegedly fired from a Russian frigate in the Black Sea. The missiles would have a range of up to 2,500 kilometers.
Video shows explosion
A video that would show Saturday’s attack was broadcast on Russian television. Several rockets hit a building, followed by a massive explosion. The images are also circulating on social media (see below). The Defense Ministry in Moscow has also released images showing a missile being launched from a Russian warship. The images could not be independently verified.
Massive attacks on Ukrainian army
In addition to the command post, the Kalibr missiles also destroyed several western M777 artillery systems and up to 20 armored vehicles at a factory site in Mykolaiv. Other missiles hit a train station in the Dnepropetrovsk region, where Ukrainian soldiers were being loaded. In addition, in the Donetsk region, missiles were also fired at a larger Ukrainian unit.
Konashenkov on Sunday estimated Ukrainian losses in the latter two cases at more than 300 soldiers. This information cannot be independently verified. Nothing has been said about this from the Ukrainian side.
Territorial gain for Russian troops
The army spokesman also announced that the village of Metjolkine had been completely occupied by Russian troops. The Ukrainian General Staff had previously recognized a partial Russian success in the fighting for the suburb of the Sievjerodonetsk administrative center.
Source: Krone
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