Six Ukrainian soldiers killed and over ten injured in Russian strike on firing range in Sumy Oblast

Iryna Balachuk — 21 May, 08:18
Six Ukrainian soldiers killed and over ten injured in Russian strike on firing range in Sumy Oblast
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Six Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and over ten injured in a Russian missile strike on a firing range in Sumy Oblast on 20 May.

Source: Ukraine's National Guard

Quote: "Six servicemen have been killed and over ten injured in a strike on a military unit firing range during training."

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Details: Earlier, Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency TASS claimed that the Russians had hit a Ukrainian military training camp in Sumy Oblast with an Iskander missile.

Background: On 20 May, Russian forces launched a missile strike on the Shostka hromada in Sumy Oblast. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a town, village or several villages and their adjacent territories – ed.]

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