Artillery of the Ukrainian Armed Forces hit the invader group in Olenivka
29 February, 2024 Illustrative photo of Ukrainian M142 HIMARS. Photo credits: AFU StratCom The Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a missile attack on the concentration of Russian military personnel in Olenivka, Donetsk region.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on this. They used multiple launch rocket systems, the type of which is not reported. The proximity of the settlement to the line of contact allows for using the entire range of MLRS.
According to preliminary data, 19 invaders were killed, and 12 others were wounded, including the brigade commander, Colonel Mikhail Gudkov. The Dosye shpiona (Dossier of a Spy - ed.) Telegram channel reports that the servicemen of the 155th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade of the Russian Pacific Fleet were hit at about 7:00 p.m. on February 26.
The village of Olenivka. Source: Google Earth
According to the channel, the incident took place during an award ceremony.
The dead include Deputy Brigade Commander Lieutenant Colonel Roman Kozhukhov, Major Alexander Abilov, and Captain Nail Shakhmanov. It is reported that the brigade's command received a report of a reconnaissance drone operating in the area of deployment but ignored this information. The so-called "Joint Centre of Control and Coordination" of the so-called "Donetsk People's Republic" confirmed the strike on the settlement.
They released photos of damaged buildings and claimed that M30A1 rockets with M142 HIMARS were used. On February 22, Militarnyi reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine had attacked a concentration of Russian troops in the Kherson region.
Missile wreckage in Olenivka. Source: so-called "Joint Centre of Control and Coordination" of the so-called "Donetsk People's Republic"
On Wednesday, February 21, a series of missile strikes from the Ukrainian HIMARS rocket system was launched at the training ground near Podo-Kalynivka, Kherson region, resulting in injuries to Russian military personnel.
Russian soldiers from the 328th Airborne Regiment, the 810th Brigade, and the 810th Guards Naval Infantry Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces were training at the training ground.
On February 21, it was reported that the Defense Force of Ukraine hit a large group of the invader's infantry in the Donetsk region, near Trudivske.
The attack is reported to have killed at least 65 Russian army soldiers.