The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed that several Russian soldiers were killed as a result of Ukrainian shelling of the Duna hotel in the Ukrainian city of Berdyansk, during which, according to various Telegram channels, Russian general Oleg Tsokov was killed, EFE reports. .
“In the temporarily occupied Berdyansk of the Zaporizhzhia region, as a result of direct shelling during the night, it was confirmed that the bodies of Russian soldiers were transported by trucks to the local morgue,” the General Staff of Ukraine said in a statement. states where the date where the events took place is not indicated, Agerpres notes.
One of the most famous presenters of the state TV channel “Russia-1”, Olga Skabeeva, confirmed the death of General Oleg Chukov, who, according to Ukrainian generals, was killed on Tuesday near the occupied city of Berdyansk, CNN reports.
Olga Skabeyeva said on her program on Wednesday: “This was explained to our viewers, although there was no official information from the Ministry of Defense, all mass media have already reported,” adding that the deputy commander was killed.
Berdyansk, occupied since February 2022
Berdyansk is located on the shores of the Sea of Azov in southeastern Ukraine and was occupied by Russian forces on February 27 last year, shortly after the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Since the arrival of Britain’s long-range Storm Shadow missiles was announced in May, Ukraine has stepped up its attacks on Russian infrastructure, weapons, logistics centers and Russian troop concentrations far from the front lines.
Storm Shadows are high-precision missiles that are launched from aircraft and hit targets at a maximum distance of more than 250 kilometers.
The longest range Ukraine had before receiving these British missiles was about 80 kilometers thanks to the HIMARS system sent by the US.
SCALP missiles for Ukraine
At a NATO summit held on Tuesday and Wednesday in Vilnius, France announced that it would send SCALP missiles, a military technology with similar characteristics to the Storm Shadow, to Ukraine.
Western allies of Ukraine do not allow Kyiv to use its weapons against the territory of the Russian Federation, so its use should be limited to Ukrainian territories temporarily occupied by Russia.
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