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Separatist Rocket Attack Said to Kill 30 Ukrainian Troops 30 Reported Dead After Separatist Rockets Hit Ukraine Military Camp
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DONETSK, Ukraine — Rebels attacked a Ukrainian military camp in eastern Ukraine on Friday, killing as many as 30 soldiers and border guards, the Ukrainian authorities said.DONETSK, Ukraine — Rebels attacked a Ukrainian military camp in eastern Ukraine on Friday, killing as many as 30 soldiers and border guards, the Ukrainian authorities said.
Anton Shcherbakov, a spokesman for Ukraine’s Interior Ministry, said the authorities were still investigating, and that rebels also suffered losses in the attack, in which the separatists reportedly fired Russian-made Grad rockets, a truck-mounted artillery system. Anton Shcherbakov, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry, said that the authorities were still investigating, and that rebels also suffered losses in the attack, in which the separatists reportedly fired Russian-made Grad rockets, a truck-mounted artillery system.
If the Ukrainian casualty count proves accurate, it will mark one of the deadliest days in the government’s months-long struggle to tame a pro-Russian separatist movement in eastern Ukraine. The government had been making inroads against the insurgency in recent weeks, although determined pockets of resistence remained. If the Ukrainian casualty count proves accurate, it will mark one of the deadliest days in the government’s monthslong struggle to tame a pro-Russian separatist movement in eastern Ukraine. The government had been making inroads against the insurgency in recent weeks, although determined pockets of resistence remain.
Zoryan Shkyryak, an adviser to Interior Minister Arsen Avakov, said at a news conference in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, that the death toll could rise, “because these bloodthirsty scum despicably shot from Grad systems and there is destruction,” Reuters reported.Zoryan Shkyryak, an adviser to Interior Minister Arsen Avakov, said at a news conference in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, that the death toll could rise, “because these bloodthirsty scum despicably shot from Grad systems and there is destruction,” Reuters reported.
The attack took place near Zelenopillya, a town about 40 miles from Luhansk, according to the BBC.The attack took place near Zelenopillya, a town about 40 miles from Luhansk, according to the BBC.
Ukraine has been conducting a military offensive against a pro-Russian uprising in its troubled east. Last week, Ukrainian forces secured a substantial victory, winning back the rebel stronghold of Slovyansk. The authorities announced on Wednesday night announced that they had also managed to retake a post along Ukraine’s border with Russia. But rebels have dug into the regional capital, Donetsk, a city of nearly one million, that they are using as a base for operations. Last week, Ukrainian forces secured a substantial victory against the insurgents, winning back the rebel stronghold of Slovyansk. The authorities announced on Wednesday night announced that they had also managed to retake a post along Ukraine’s border with Russia. But rebels have dug into the regional capital, Donetsk, a city of nearly one million, that they are using as a base for operations.