12 Ukrainian soldiers killed in Russian strike on army training unit

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At slightest 12 Ukrainian work members were killed and much than 60 were injured successful a Russian rocket onslaught connected the determination of a Ukrainian service grooming portion Sunday, according to a connection from the Ukrainian Ground Forces

BySAMYA KULLAB Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine -- At slightest 12 Ukrainian work members were killed and much than 60 were injured successful a Russian rocket onslaught connected the determination of a Ukrainian service grooming portion Sunday, according to a connection from the Ukrainian Ground Forces.

The onslaught occurred astatine 12:50 p.m. the connection said, emphasizing that nary formations oregon wide gatherings of unit were being held astatine the time. An investigative committee was created to uncover the circumstances astir the onslaught that led to specified a nonaccomplishment successful personnel, the connection said.

The grooming portion is located to the rear of the 1,000-kilometer progressive beforehand line, wherever Russian reconnaissance and onslaught drones are capable to strike.

Ukraine’s forces endure from manpower shortages and instrumentality other precautions to debar wide gatherings arsenic the skies crossed the beforehand enactment are saturated with Russian drones looking for targets.

“If it is established that the actions oregon inaction of officials led to the decease oregon wounded of servicemen, those liable volition beryllium held strictly accountable,” the Ukrainian Ground Forces' connection said.

Russia’s Ministry of Defense said Sunday that it had taken power of the colony of Oleksiivka successful Ukraine’s bluish Sumy region. Ukrainian authorities successful Sumy ordered mandatory evacuations successful 11 much settlements Saturday arsenic Russian forces marque dependable gains successful the area. Speaking Saturday, Ukraine’s apical service chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, said that Russian forces were focusing their main violative efforts connected Pokrovsk, Toretsk and Lyman successful the Donetsk region, arsenic good arsenic the Sumy borderline area.

The strikes travel amid continuing uncertainty arsenic to whether Kyiv diplomats volition be a caller circular of bid talks projected by Moscow for aboriginal adjacent week successful Istanbul. Ukrainian officials person called connected the Kremlin to supply a promised memorandum mounting retired its position connected ending the much than three-year warfare earlier the gathering takes place.

Moscow antecedently said it would stock its memorandum during the talks.

In his evening code Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called connected Moscow to halt “playing with diplomacy” by withholding the document.

“At this point, we don’t person immoderate wide accusation astir what the Russians are readying to bash successful Istanbul,” helium said.

“Of course, everyone successful the satellite wants diplomacy to enactment and a existent ceasefire to happen. Everyone wants Russia to halt playing with diplomacy and extremity the war. Everyone wants superior peace, and Russia indispensable hold to this.”