The Russian Defence Ministry has claimed that a ballistic missile attack on Kharkiv killed dozens of Western military instructors on Tuesday.
Russian state media has said an “Iskander-M missiles defense system” attacked a deployment point of Western mercenaries and instructors in the areas of Derhachi, northeast Kharkiv.
State run TASS news agency citing a defence source said, “[An] Iskander-M missile defense system launched an attack on the temporary deployment point of instructors and mercenaries from Western countries in the locality of Derhachi, Kharkiv region.”
The source added, “As a result of the strike, about 50 foreign instructors were killed.”
The Ukrainian authorities have not made any comments over Moscow’s claims and it is not possible to verify the details.
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