Two people die in hospital following Russia's 4 June strike on military training ground

According to updated information from the Ground Forces of Ukraine, doctors were unable to save the lives of two people injured in a Russian missile strike on the premises of a training unit in Poltava Oblast on 4 June.

Source: Colonel Vitalii Sarantsev, head of the communications department of the Ground Forces Command, in a comment to Ukrainska Pravda

Quote: "Sadly, they could not be saved. They died while receiving medical assistance."

Background: 

• On Wednesday 4 June, Russian troops launched a missile strike on the territory of a training unit of the Ground Forces in Poltava Oblast.
• The command reported that there were casualties as a result of the strike.
• It was noted that service members were at the training ground carrying out training tasks at the time of the attack. Thanks to the prompt implementation of security measures, including the dispersal of personnel, the use of shelters, and compliance with protocols during air-raid warnings, a large number of casualties was prevented.

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