Russian missiles struck a group of Ukrainian soldiers at an award ceremony in southern Ukraine, killing some and leaving others wounded, two senior Ukrainian military officials said Sunday.
The soldiers were there to mark Artillery Day, one of a series of days marked in Ukraine to honor branches of the military.
It was not possible to independently confirm the number of casualties or the nature of the strike.
Viktor Mykyta, the head of the military administration in Zakarpattia, a western region from which many members of the brigade came, confirmed the strike and deaths, and called for three days of mourning.
“I recommend visiting the churches and praying for our defenders,” he said on the Telegram messaging app.
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Organizations:
Ukrainian, 128th Mountain Assault Brigade, Artillery, Facebook
Locations:
Ukraine, Zarichne, Zaporizhzhia, Russia, ”, Zakarpattia