The Ukrainian army on Tuesday accused another violent attack on Russian troops.
Chief of Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said About 500 Russian troops were killed or wounded in the attack near Chulakivka. in the Kherson region in southern Ukraine on new year’s eve
“The enemy continues to lose. It was confirmed that on December 31, the Ukrainian Defense Forces attacked enemy troops and equipment near Chulakivka. Kherson region, ”said the General Staff. “About 500 enemy troops were wounded and killed.”
Natalia Humenik, spokesperson for the Southern Ukrainian Armed Forces told Ukrainian television that “This is one of our achievements on this front.”
“There will be more because we locate the enemy,” she said of the alleged attack.
CNN was unable to verify Ukraine’s claims. Moscow has not publicly commented on Chulakivka’s claims.
However, a Russian war blogger widely known as “Operation Z” said in a Telegram post on Tuesday that “There is no denying” that Ukraine is targeting military camps and other bases. of the Russian Army with Hemarsreference to high-mobile artillery rocket systems He included Chulakivka in a list of attacks against Russian troops he said took place in December.
It came after both Russian and Ukrainian authorities acknowledged a strike that took place just after midnight on New Year’s Day at a vocational school housing Russian recruits in the city of Makiivka in the Donetsk region.
The Russian Defense Ministry said 89 soldiers were killed in a New Year’s Day strike. This would make it one of the deadliest scenes of war for Moscow’s armed forces.
