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: Ukraine ambassador thanks Olaf Scholz for his “leadership role”
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In particular, the information on losses suffered by the armies involved in the Ukrainian war cannot be independently verified.
Donetsk - Clashes between the Ukrainian army and Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin's troops continue in eastern Ukraine.
Finally, the city of Avdiivka fell to the Russian military.
Ukraine withdrew to prevent encirclement.
However, even after their success in Avdiivka, the Russian units continued to suffer heavy losses on the eastern front lines.
Ukraine attacks Russian training camp: attack kills at least 60 Russian soldiers
On Tuesday (February 20), the Ukrainian army launched a massive attack on a Russian training site near the village of Trudivske in the Russian-occupied Donetsk region.
This was reported by the Russian edition of the British broadcaster BBC, citing informed sources.
Motorized Russian soldiers from the eastern region of Transbaikalia were fired at with Himars missiles supplied by the USA while they were waiting for their commander in the training camp.
The Ukrainian military continues to celebrate successes with the US M142 HIMARS multiple rocket launcher system.
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According to the BBC report, troops from the 4th, 5th and 6th companies of the 36th Motorized Rifle Brigade from the Trans-Baikal town of Borzya stood in formation at the site.
In the open field they were at the mercy of an attack as they waited for their commander, Major General Oleg Moiseev.
The impact of the Himars rockets later resulted in dozens of deaths, as the BBC found on the basis of video recordings.
At least 60 Russian soldiers were killed, the broadcaster estimated the number of victims in its report.
“The commanders built the camp in an open field,” complains one survivor of the attack in videos.
Despite the Taurus debate: Ukraine ambassador thanks Olaf Scholz for his “leadership role”
Despite the hesitation in the delivery of Taurus cruise missiles, the Ukrainian ambassador Oleksii Makeiev praised the Federal Republic's aid to Ukraine under Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD).
“Under Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Germany has taken a leadership role in supporting our country.
I am very grateful for that,” Makeiev told the newspapers of the Funke media group.
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With regard to the debate about the Taurus missiles, Makeiev recalled previous discussions: “When it came to tanks, too, it was said for a long time that these systems would not be delivered.
But at some point they were there.
The same applies to systems that have never been discussed publicly.”
(bb/dpa)