Desna barracks airstrike
 | This article documents an airstrike. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses, and initial news reports may be unreliable. The latest updates to this article may not reflect the most current information. (May 2022) |
| Desna barracks airstrike | |
|---|---|
| Type | Airstrike |
| Executed by |  Russian Air Force |
| Casualties | 87 killed |
On 17 May 2022, an airstrike by the Russian Air Force hit a military barracks in Desna, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine.
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 the largest single loss of life by the Ukrainian military in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4]
References
- ^ Reuters (2022-05-17). "Russian air strike kills eight in northern Ukraine, emergency service says". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Bodies of 87 people found under rubble after Russian airstrike on Desna". www.ukrinform.net. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- ^ a b Reuters (2022-05-23). "Ukraine says 87 were killed in Russian air strike last week". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Ukraine says 87 killed in Russian attack on military base". The Independent. 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
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