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General Staff: Ukraine hit Russian troops clustered in Olenivka, 19 soldiers killed

by Kateryna Hodunova February 29, 2024 1:35 PM 1 min read
HIMARS launches a rocket in the Bakhmut direction on May 18, 2023 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. Photo for illustrative purposes (Photo by Serhii Mykhalchuk/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)
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Ukrainian Armed Forces launched a strike targeting Russian troops gathered in occupied Olenivka in Donetsk Oblast, the General Staff reported on Feb.29.

The strike reportedly killed 19 Russian soldiers, including the deputy commander of a military unit. Twelve soldiers, including the commander of that unit, were reportedly injured.

Ukraine conducted the strike using a multiple rocket launcher, according to the General Staff.

Ukraine's military intelligence agency confirmed the successful strike on Russian troops in Olenivka.

Andrii Yusov, a military intelligence spokesperson, told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty that "similar operations would be conducted in the future."

"The intelligence services are working on the ground to detect clusters of the opponent, military personnel, and equipment," Yusov said.

A pro-Russian Ukrainian politician who fled Ukraine in 2014, Oleg Tsaryov, on Feb. 28, claimed on his Telegram channel that the rocket attack occured when the Russian military personnel were lining up to receive awards from the military command.

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