Ukrainian soldiers died during the ceremony. “The best have been gathered.” An investigation is underway
According to a British daily, the Ukrainian military confirmed that a Russian attack on one of its bases had taken place, but did not provide the number of victims. The Telegraph also quotes a Ukrainian journalist who said that his brother, a drone operator, was killed in the attack. “He and his comrades were gathered on the parade ground to receive decorations. The best were gathered. The best pilots and infantrymen,” he wrote.
According to the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast authorities, four civilians were killed in the same ballistic missile attack.
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Where did the soldier decoration ceremony take place?
How many people died in the attack?
What are the Ukrainian services investigating?
Were there civilian casualties in this attack?
The Russians attacked the Ukrainian base. The services are investigating negligence
The case is being investigated by the Ukrainian services, which are clarifying whether security procedures were disregarded and whether the soldiers should not have stayed in shelters instead of in an open area.
The British daily reminds that a similar situation occurred in 2023 in the Zaporizhia Oblast. At that time, President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed that “the tragedy could have been avoided.”
