Over 20 Ukrainian soldiers were killed and others injured when a Russian missile struck an awards ceremony in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
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The servicemen included Volodymyr Voznyi, the former head of the Khmelnytskyi Oblast Territorial Centre for Recruitment and Social Support (TCRSS), who had recently been transferred to the Zaporizhzhia Oblast TCRSS.
Russian missile strike on Zairchne injured at least nine people (four men and five women)
At least 20 soldiers were reported to have been killed in the attack.
One Ukrainian soldier said on social media that 22 people from the brigade had been killed.
The 128th brigade confirmed the death of 19 soldiers due to a Russian missile strike.
Russian Federation struck Ukrainian servicemen in one of the frontline villages of the Zaporizhzhia region during the formation for the presentation of awards using Iskander missiles.
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