The Armed Forces of Ukraine struck a concentration of Russian servicemen in a field near the village of Podo-Kalynivka, in the occupied part of Kherson region. According to the Ukrainian forces, about 60 Russian servicemen were killed.
This was stated by the spokeswoman of the OK “Pivden” Natalia Gumenyuk on the air of the Kyiv 24 TV channel.
The strike was previously confirmed to the BBC by Ukrainian intelligence services.
“We worked on one of the training grounds where assault groups are trained,” said Humenyuk.
According to her, there was a training session for assault groups, during which they “practiced the coordination of actions.”.
Gumenyuk did not specify what weapons were used to strike, but added that the Armed Forces of Ukraine “are using all available weapons and power.”
The Southern Defense Forces Telegram channel posted a video of an alleged strike on the training ground.
Earlier, the analytical portal DeepState reported on the attack in the Kherson region.
According to his data, 328 Russian special forces, 810 special forces brigades, and 81 special forces battalions came Ukrainian
An officer in the Ukrainian special services in the Kherson direction confirmed to BBC Ukraine the fact that a concentration of Russian troops in this location had been defeated.
The Russian side did not officially report what happened.
Podo-Kalynivka is located 27 km as the crow flies from Krynyki – the site of fierce fighting on the left bank of the Dnieper in recent months.
The list of dead near Volnovakha has been confirmed
A similar attack on the Russian military formation was carried out by the Armed Forces of Ukraine a few days earlier.
On February 20, Ukrainian forces struck, probably with two HIMARS MLRS missiles, a Russian training ground near the occupied village of Trudivske in the Volnovakha district of Donetsk region.
Russian military losses were estimated in the dozens. The figure was said to be 65 dead, but the governor of the Transbaikal region, from where most of the servicemen were drafted, said the day before that it was exaggerated.
However, on February 22, Russian media verified the list of dead.
The Russian publication “Important Stories” verified the names of 68 dead soldiers. The authenticity of the list was confirmed to the publication by a unit employee. It includes the names of 65 soldiers of the 36th Motorized Rifle Brigade, with three more considered missing.
According to the military, the blow was so strong that “everything flew apart.” “There were a lot of wounded,” some of whom were sent to a hospital in Rostov-on-Don, he said.
The authorities of the Transbaikal region have restricted the holding of entertainment events from February 23 to 25, but did not give reasons. The exception will be “patriotic events,” the publication “Important Stories” reported.
