Desna barracks airstrike

On 17 May 2022, an airstrike by the Russian Air Force hit a military barracks in Desna, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine.

Desna barracks airstrike
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Village of Desna, Chernihiv Oblast.
TypeAirstrike
Target Ukrainian Ground Forces
DateMay 17, 2022
Executed by Russian Air Force
Casualties87 killed

Aftermath

Ukrainian authorities initially reported that eight people had died and twelve were wounded,[1] but updated the casualty count a week later when Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that 87 bodies had been recovered.[2][3] Russian officials said that the military had used "high-precision, long-range missiles."[3] It was reportedly the largest single loss of life in the Ukrainian military in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine up to that point.[4]

References

  1. Zinets, Natalia (2022-05-17). Heritage, Timothy (ed.). "Russian air strike kills eight in northern Ukraine, emergency service says". Reuters. Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  2. "Bodies of 87 people found under rubble after Russian airstrike on Desna". www.ukrinform.net. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  3. Zinets, Natalia; Humphries, Conor (2022-05-23). Evans, Catherine (ed.). "Ukraine says 87 were killed in Russian air strike last week". Reuters. Archived from the original on 8 January 2023. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  4. Harding, David (2022-05-23). "Ukraine says 87 killed in Russian attack on military base". The Independent. Retrieved 2022-05-23.


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