Russian forces struck a Ukrainian Ground Forces training unit with two Iskander ballistic missiles on Wednesday, Sept. 24, killing some and wounding others.
According to a Ground Forces statement on Telegram, “Due to a precise hit on the shelter, despite the security measures taken, unfortunately, it was not possible to completely avoid losses among personnel.”
Emergency services are working at the scene, and the wounded are receiving medical assistance.
The Ground Forces added that efforts continue to strengthen shelters at training centers and military facilities to protect personnel during missile and air attacks.
The statement did not specify the strike location.
Meanwhile, the monitoring Telegram channel Nikolaevsky Vanek, associated with a senior Ukrainian official, reported at 13:06 local time that nine Shahed drones were heading toward Honcharivske in the Chernihiv region, where the training unit is based.
The 242nd Combined Arms Training Ground, also known as the Honcharivske training ground, is located near the village of Honcharivske in northern Ukraine.
Later updates from the channel indicated additional drones in the area, and at 15:41 it reacted sharply to the Ground Forces report, writing:
“Objectively, this is another f*** up by those who are engaged in ‘covering up’ in the Chernihiv region. What do you lack to close the Chernihiv region? Money? Media noise? Attention?
“Some kind of f***ing s*** winds a circle over Chernihiv, and we lose personnel on the spot. Not the first time, not twice, or even three times. What a trash. And don’t even think about telling me that your ‘personnel are to blame’ again.”
Russian forces have repeatedly targeted Ukrainian military training sites in recent months. On Aug. 12, a missile strike on a Ground Forces unit killed one soldier and wounded 11, while 12 more were treated for barotrauma and stress.
Similar attacks were reported on July 29 and June 22, each leaving multiple dead and wounded.
Earlier strikes in Poltava, Sumy, Mykolaiv, and Dnipropetrovsk also caused heavy losses, with the June 1 attack killing 12 and injuring over 60, prompting the resignation of Ground Forces commander Mykhailo Drapaty.