
The Russian military hit the control point of the headquarters of the mechanized battalion of the 72nd separate mechanized brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Izbitsky area in the Kharkov direction, as a result of which officers and sergeants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were eliminated, RIA Novosti reports, citing a source in Russian law enforcement agencies.
AI-generated summary
The strike took place in the context of ongoing hostilities between Russia and Ukraine, especially in the Kharkov direction, where both sides are conducting intensive assault operations.
The Russian military hit the control point of the headquarters of the mechanized battalion of the 72nd separate mechanized brigade (OMB) of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). RIA Novosti reports this with reference to a source in Russian law enforcement agencies.
The command post was located in the Izbitsky area in the Kharkov direction. According to the agency's interlocutor, as a result of the strike, officers and sergeants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were eliminated.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Russia will continue to strike at command posts and logistics facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kharkov direction
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