Key updates on Feb. 21:
- BBC reports Ukrainian HIMARS strike in occupied Donetsk Oblast kills dozens of Russian troops
- Reuters: Iran supplies ‘hundreds of ballistic missiles’ to Russia
- Russia used 2 Zircon hypersonic missiles in Feb. 7 attack, expert says
- Report: North Korean missiles used by Russia against Ukraine contain US, European components
- Ukraine denies Russia’s claim that it captured village in Kherson Oblast
Ukrainian troops launched two HIMARS missiles against a Russian military training ground in occupied areas of Donetsk Oblast’s Volnovakha district where Russian troops were stationed, killing at least 60, the BBC reported on Feb. 21, citing undisclosed sources.
Volnovakha and the surrounding areas were captured in March 2022 during the first weeks of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The attack took place during the day on Feb. 20 near the village of Trudivske, where units of the 36th Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade, commonly stationed in Russia’s far east, were deployed, the Russian language service of the BBC said.
At the time of the strike, service personnel of the fourth, fifth, and sixth companies of this brigade were allegedly lined up at the training ground and awaiting the arrival of the commander of the 29th Army of the Eastern Military District, Major General Oleg Moiseev.
The news outlet said it had obtained more than 10 photographs and videos taken after the strike, showing dozens of dead. The BBC did not publish them for ethical reasons.