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| Desna barracks airstrike | |
|---|---|
 197 Sergeant Training Center A4224 Village of Desna, Chernihiv Oblast. | |
| Type | Airstrike |
| Target |
 Ukraine Army |
| Date | May 17, 2022 |
| Executed by |
 Russian Air Force |
| Casualties | 87 killed |
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On 17 May 2022, an airstrike by the Russian Air Force hit a military barracks in Desna, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine.
Aftermath[]
Ukrainian authorities initially reported that eight people had died and twelve were wounded,[1] but updated the casualty count a week later when Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that 87 bodies had been recovered.[2][3] Russian officials said that the military had used "high-precision, long-range missiles."[3] It was reportedly the largest single loss of life in the Ukrainian military in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4]
References[]
- ↑ Reuters (2022-05-17). "Russian air strike kills eight in northern Ukraine, emergency service says" (in en). Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-air-strike-kills-eight-northern-ukraine-emergency-service-2022-05-17/.
- ↑ "Bodies of 87 people found under rubble after Russian airstrike on Desna" (in en). https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3490104-bodies-of-87-people-found-under-rubble-after-russian-airstrike-on-desna.html.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Reuters (2022-05-23). "Ukraine says 87 were killed in Russian air strike last week" (in en). Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-says-87-were-killed-russian-air-strike-last-week-2022-05-23/.
- ↑ "Ukraine says 87 killed in Russian attack on military base" (in en). 2022-05-23. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-russia-military-base-zelensky-b2085255.html.
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