Russia Claims Hundreds of Casualties during Strike in Ukraine
Russian strikes on a shipbuilding plant in the Ukrainian port of Nikolaev killed as many as 500 troops Tuesday, the Russian defense ministry claimed during a daily press briefing the following day.
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The troops belonged to the Ukrainian Army’s 59th Mechanized Brigade, the report said, who it’s believed were taking cover at the Okean Shipyard. The facility is in the southern part of the Ukrainian city that stands on a major river some 60km inland from the Black Sea.
The ministry said the Russian Air Force had used precision weapons to strike the plant’s workshops, killing Ukrainian service members and destroying arms and military vehicles.
