Russia struck a Ukrainian military training ground on Sunday afternoon, killing at least three and injuring 11.
The Ukrainian Ground Forces, in a Facebook update, said Russian missiles struck a training ground at an unspecified location where one of the mechanized brigades was training at the time.
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Local Telegram channel Nikolaevsky Vanyok, long speculated to be connected to local officials in the Mykolaiv region, suggested that the attack occurred in that region. Kyiv Post cannot independently verify the claim.
The Ukrainian Ground Forces said precautions were taken but there were casualties.
“Thanks to timely security measures when receiving an air alarm signal, numerous losses of personnel were avoided. However, unfortunately, there are dead and injured,” the update says.
“All victims are promptly provided with all the necessary help in medical institutions,” it adds. It said an investigation has been launched to clarify the circumstances surrounding the attack with the help of law enforcement agencies.
In a separate update, it said there are three known deaths and 11 injuries as of 5:27 p.m.
Sunday’s attack followed a string of similar attacks in recent weeks.
On June 1, Russia struck a Ukrainian training area, killing at least 12 soldiers and wounding more than 60 others. The attack prompted the resignation of Mykhailo Drapaty, the former commander of Ukraine’s Ground Forces.
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Another attack on a training site in the Poltava region followed on June 4, which wounded an unspecified number of troops.
On May 20, a Russian missile struck a military shooting range in Ukraine’s Sumy region, killing at least six and injuring more than 10.
On March 1, after Russia struck a training base in the Dnipropetrovsk region via an Iskander missile, Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrsky vowed to review missile threat alert procedures to prevent similar incidents.
Syrsky ordered his commanders to review compliance with orders prohibiting personnel from gathering in open areas and non-designated locations. He also emphasized the need for deep, protected structures to ensure personnel safety and ordered an assessment of the engineering work done to equip them.