Repair workers outside an art museum following a Russian strike on Odesa, Ukraine. Ukrainian media reported that the soldiers were killed during an awards ceremony on Friday in the frontline Zaporizhzhia region of southeastern Ukraine. A statement issued by the 128th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade on Monday provided the death toll but gave few other details. Ukraine’s defence minister said on Saturday an investigation had been launched into the attack, and Ukraine’s military said separately that Russia had struck the Zaporizhzhia region with an Iskander ballistic missile. Kyiv launched a counteroffensive in southeastern Ukraine in early June but progress has been slow against entrenched Russian forces who invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

Source: The Irish Times November 06, 2023 22:46 UTC