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Russia Launches Massive Strike on Ukrainian Forces in Odessa Region in Response to Crimea Attack
Russia Launches Massive Strike on Ukrainian Forces in Odessa Region in Response to Crimea Attack
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Russian troops carried out a coordinated strike against Ukrainian forces in retaliation for a terrorist attack on civilian targets in Crimea, the Ministry of Defense reported.
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The strike targeted temporary positions of Ukrainian Special Operations forces and foreign mercenaries from the "Prizrak" unit of Ukraine’s GUR in the areas of Tatarbunary and Rasseyka in Odessa region, who were reportedly preparing and carrying out the terrorist attack, the Ministry said."A strike was also carried out on the workshops of the Motor Sich enterprise of the Ukrainian defense industry complex, where the assembly of attack drones used by the criminal Kiev regime for strikes on Russian territory was carried out," the ministry added.On September 21, Ukraine carried out a deliberate terrorist attack on civilian targets in Crimea, with the Ukrainian armed forces struck a resort area with no military facilities, using drones equipped with high-explosive warheads, the Russian Defense Ministry said.Russia's Battlegroup Tsentr has eliminated over 580 Ukrainian military personnel over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.Russia's Battlegroup Vostok has eliminated up to 330 Ukrainian soldiers, the ministry also said, adding that Kiev has lost up to 250 soldiers in battles with Russia's Battlegroup Yug.At the same time, Russia's Battlegroup Zapad has eliminated over 230 Ukrainian soldiers in past day, the statement said.The Russian armed forces have also struck two Patriot air defense missile launchers and military airfield infrastructure, the ministry added.Read here about the origins of the Special Military Operation and the history of the Ukraine conflict.
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russia launches massive strike, ukrainian forces in odessa, terrorist attack
russia launches massive strike, ukrainian forces in odessa, terrorist attack
Russia Launches Massive Strike on Ukrainian Forces in Odessa Region in Response to Crimea Attack
09:24 GMT 23.09.2025 (Updated: 14:04 GMT 23.09.2025) Russian troops carried out a coordinated strike against Ukrainian forces in retaliation for a terrorist attack on civilian targets in Crimea, the Ministry of Defense reported.
The strike targeted temporary positions of Ukrainian Special Operations forces and foreign mercenaries from the "Prizrak" unit of Ukraine’s GUR in the areas of Tatarbunary and Rasseyka in Odessa region, who were reportedly preparing and carrying out the
terrorist attack, the Ministry said.
"Additionally, storage sites for unmanned aerial vehicles at the 'Shkolny' airfield in Odessa region, from which strike drones were launched at civilian infrastructure in the Republic of Crimea, were hit.
"A strike was also carried out on the workshops of the Motor Sich enterprise of the Ukrainian defense industry complex, where the assembly of attack drones used by the criminal Kiev regime for strikes on Russian territory was carried out," the ministry added.
On September 21, Ukraine carried out a deliberate terrorist attack on civilian targets in Crimea, with the Ukrainian armed forces struck a resort area with no military facilities, using drones equipped with high-explosive warheads, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
Russia's Battlegroup Tsentr has eliminated over 580 Ukrainian military personnel over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
"The losses of the Ukrainian armed forces amounted to over 580 servicepeople, two tanks, eight motor vehicles, and three artillery pieces," the ministry said in a statement.
Russia's Battlegroup Vostok has eliminated up to 330 Ukrainian soldiers, the ministry also said, adding that Kiev has lost up to 250 soldiers in battles with Russia's Battlegroup Yug.
At the same time, Russia's Battlegroup Zapad has eliminated over 230 Ukrainian soldiers in past day, the statement said.
The Russian armed forces have also struck two Patriot air defense missile launchers and military airfield infrastructure, the ministry added.
"Battlegroup Yug, through decisive action, liberated the village of Pereyezdnoye in the Donetsk People's Republic," the ministry said in a statement.
Read here about the origins of the Special Military Operation and the history of the Ukraine conflict.
