A Russian missile strike killed multiple soldiers at a military awards ceremony in southern Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the soldiers' deaths were 'avoidable.'
Missile strike on military 'awards ceremony' kills soldiers
Multiple Ukrainian soldiers have been killed after a Russian missile strike hit a military "awards ceremony" in the southern Zaporizhzhia region.
Exact numbers on those killed in the attack differ, with soldiers from the 128th Mountain Assault Brigade said to have those being honoured at the ceremony.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy lamented the avoidable loss of life, saying: "This is a tragedy that could have been avoided. A criminal investigation has been registered into the tragedy."
"The main thing is to establish the full truth about what happened and to prevent this from happening again."
One Ukrainian soldier took to social media to criticize commanders for having held the ceremony
“Everyone is writing that ‘Heroes died’. Although it is more appropriate to write ‘Heroes became victims’,” soldier Ivan Savytskyy said. "They became victims of military rudimentary traditionalism in its worst form."
Source: Dw
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