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Ministry of Defense Russia hits Ukrainian military HQ
The Russian military has carried out a strike on the Ukrainian headquarters commanding troops in the southern sector of the front, the Russian Defense Ministry has announced, according to RT.
In a statement on Wednesday, the ministry said that the military installation and Ukrainian troops and hardware, were hit by combined air, missile and artillery strikes.
Earlier in the day, RIA Novosti reported, citing local resistance members, that the Russian military had targeted a Ukrainian HQ in the center of the port city of Odessa. According to the report, there were three explosions in the area, with a particularly powerful one near the facility itself. The local resistance reported numerous ambulances flocking to the HQ, adding that the area had been cordoned off by the Ukrainian authorities.
The head of the Odessa regional administration, Oleg Kiper, has confirmed there was a strike in the city, which he said involved ballistic missiles and killed at least three people. However, he claimed that only civilian infrastructure had been damaged.
Russia has repeatedly said that it targets only military installations and facilities that support defense operations, insisting that it never targets civilian infrastructure.
The enemy’s troops and military hardware had been hit in 112 districts
The Russian Defense Ministry added that the enemy’s troops and military hardware had been hit in 112 districts, according to TASS Russian News Agency.
Ukrainian forces have lost up to 110 troops in the responsibility zone of Russia’s Battlegroup East over 24 hours, the Ministry said. The adversary also lost two pickup trucks, a howitzer, a self-propelled artillery system and an electronic warfare station.
Ukrainian forces have lost up to 30 troops in the responsibility zone of Russia’s Battlegroup West over 24 hours. It added that, the adversary has also lost five motor vehicles, a howitzer, a field gun and a self-propelled artillery system…
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