Nineteen Ukrainian soldiers were killed after Russian strikes hit an awards ceremony near the front. Ukraine announced a criminal investigation into the military officers for organizing the event. Concerning the Russian strike on the warriors of the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade. In August, Ukraine said it launched a HIMARS attack on five Russian units gathered on a beach resulting in 200 casualties. Video of the strike appeared to show Russian soldiers stretching and standing in plain sight on the shore just moments before HIMARS munitions struck.

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Persons: —, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, could've, Umerov, USA1Zcl0jd, Mark Cancian, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Володимир Зеленський Organizations: Service, Russian, Rocket Forces, Artillery, New York Times, 128th Mountain Assault Brigade, State Bureau of Investigation, Associated Press, Defense, US Marine Corps, Center for Strategic, Studies Locations: Ukraine, Zaporizhia, Russian, Russia