Russia strikes Ukrainian commando training center (VIDEO)
The Russian military has struck a training facility of the Ukrainian special operations command center ‘South’, the Defense Ministry has said, publishing a video of the attack. The troops hit barracks and storage facilities hosting sea drones in a series of “high-precision strikes,” it added.
A short video published by the ministry shows several single-story buildings engulfed in thick plumes of smoke, with the ground near them still burning. The clip also includes a successful strike on one of the targets, causing a major explosion.
According to the statement published on Telegram on Sunday, the troops used several Geran drones that hit their targets in a “self-homing” mode. The ministry did not comment on the extent of the damage caused by the strikes.
The development comes as Russian forces continue their offensive on the front lines. On Sunday, the Defense Ministry reported that its troops had liberated the village of Novoselovka in Russia’s Zaporozhye Region and took over the village of Pisantsy in Ukraine’s Dnepropetrovsk Region by driving the enemy away from their fortified positions. Ukrainian forces lost dozens of soldiers, as well as nearly a dozen of armored fighting vehicles and over 40 heavy strike drones in two operations, according to the statement.
Kiev is ramping up long-range strikes on Russia, targeting civilian and energy infrastructure as Ukrainian frontline troops suffer setbacks. On Friday, the Russian military reported intercepting 660 Ukrainian kamikaze drones in just one night – the largest number to date.
On Saturday, the governor of Russia’s Rostov Region reported a Ukrainian drone attack on a popular local World War II museum complex, which injured 12 people.
Russia maintains that such “terrorist” attacks will not force it to abandon its key security goals in the conflict. Moscow has previously warned that it would respond to such actions with “systematic and consistent strikes” on Ukraine’s military infrastructure.
