70 Ukrainian soldiers killed in strike on military base
International Desk Published: 1 March 2022, 12:50 PM
Russian artillery hit the military base in Okhtyrka on Sunday killing at least 70 servicemen
Ukrainian officials today confirmed that least 70 soldiers were killed in a Russian artillery strike on their military base.
The attack took place at Okhtyrka, in the Sumy region which is currently under siege by Russian forces. On Monday, emergency workers were still sifting through rubble trying to find survivors.
Ukraine's Parliament has just tweeted a tribute to the servicemen, saying "Eternal glory to the heroes of Ukraine". Parliament said they were killed by Grad missiles.
