Ministry of Defense: 19 soldiers were killed in Zelenopolye, 93 were injured
Kyiv, July 11 (Navigator, Victoria Litovchenko) – As a result of the shelling of Ukrainian positions by militias, 19 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were killed.
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“On the night of July 10-11, units of the battalion tactical group of the mechanized brigade reached a strong point in the area 17 km southeast of the village of Rovenki, Lugansk region, with the task of covering a certain section of the State border. At 4.30 in the morning, terrorists opened fire in their direction from the BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system. As a result of the shelling, 19 servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were killed, another 93 were injured,” the Ministry of Defense said in a statement.
“According to preliminary data, the militants fired shots from a distance of more than 15 km. An air strike was launched in response. Information on the destruction of the BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system is being clarified,” the department noted.
As Navigator reported, according to advisers to the Minister of Internal Affairs Zoryan Shkiryak, at least 30 Ukrainian soldiers were killed as a result of the battle near the village of Zelenopole.
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