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UAV event in Donetsk, Olenivka area, Ukraine on Wed 28th February 2024

28th February 2024

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/1. “Yesterday, 02/27/2024, at about 19:00, there was a strike on the gathering place of personnel of the 155th separate marine brigade (military unit 30926, Vladivostok) in the settlement of Olenivka, Donetsk region.

The command held an awarding of servicemen. The strike was carried out by two HIMARS missiles. As a result of the strike, 19 soldiers were killed and another 12 were injured.

According to the source, among the dead:

• Roman Kozhukhov, lieutenant colonel, deputy brigade commander;

• Abilov Alexander, major;

• Shakhmanov Nail, captain;

The commander of the 155th Marine Brigade, Colonel Mikhail Gudkov, was wounded.

The source reports that the command was aware of the work of an enemy reconnaissance UAV in their area, but ignored this information.”

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