In a rare admission, Ukraine's military reports deadly consequences from a Russian missile strike that targeted a military base, coinciding with an extensive overnight aerial offensive by Russia.**
Ukrainian Military Base Hit by Russian Strike, Casualties Confirmed**
Ukrainian Military Base Hit by Russian Strike, Casualties Confirmed**
Ukraine acknowledges the loss of 12 soldiers and over 60 injuries following a missile attack on a military training base.**
Ukraine's ongoing conflict with Russia escalated this past Sunday as a missile assault on a military training base claimed the lives of at least 12 Ukrainian soldiers, with over 60 more sustaining injuries, according to a rare statement from the Ukrainian military. The specific location of the strike remains undisclosed; officials noted that the attack coincided with an air raid alert, during which personnel should have been sheltered.
Vitalii Sarantsev, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s Ground Forces, clarified in a media interview that most soldiers were in safe shelters at the time of the strike, save for a few who couldn't reach them swiftly enough. Traditional practice among Ukraine’s military has been to keep casualty figures confidential, treating them as state secrets.
This deadly strike follows what Ukrainian officials described as one of the most severe combined aerial assaults by Russian forces since the beginning of the conflict. Reports indicate that Russia launched a barrage consisting of 472 drones and seven missiles overnight. While the Ukrainian Air Force managed to intercept a considerable number of these threats, including three incoming missiles, many targets were still hit, though details on those remain scarce.
As the situation continues to develop, the ramifications of these attacks signal a deepening crisis between the two nations that has drawn international focus.
