In multiple airstrikes, Ukrainian forces target Russian military barracks, kill many soldiers in occupied areas

Ukrainian airstrikes targeted Russian military barracks in a massive attack in the occupied city of Melitopol. Ukrainian officials disclosed that a total of 10 blasts rocked the military complexes set up by the Russians, killing several of their soldiers.

Video footage captured from the affected zone showed the barracks engulfed in flames. Another footage displayed rescue workers trying to help in the ruins as several bodies lay around.

The attack was carried out using HIMARS rockets. The Ukrainian forces targeted a former resort and hotel complex, which had been turned into Russian barracks by the soldiers in the city locally known as the Hunter’s Halt.




Pro-Russian authorities revealed that the missile blast killed only two people, and 10 others were injured. While the exiled mayor, Ivan Fedorov, said that several of the “invaders” had died.

The Moscow-appointed governor of the occupied Zaporizhzhia region, Yevgeny Balitsky, noted that the air defence system had intercepted two missiles, but four others reached their targets. He added that a recreational centre where people were dining was also destroyed in the Ukrainian attack.

Putin also issued warnings that any attack towards Russian-controlled regions would be met with necessary military actions.

Several other explosions were also reported in the Russian-occupied areas like Crimea in the cities of Sevastopol and Simferopol. Despite the Russian aggression, Ukraine plans to take back all the territories, which were lost to Russia till now.

FAQs:

1. When did the Russia-Ukraine War start?
   The war started in February 2022 when the Russian troops invaded the Donetsk and Luhansk region.
2. Why did Russia invade Ukraine?
   Russian troops invaded to liberate Donetsk and Luhansk region, as per Moscow officials.