Russian military unit's commanders reported killed after HIMARS strike on occupied Shakhtarsk
Shaktarsk is about 50 kilometers behind enemy lines, to the east of the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk. Stratcom said the Ukrainian strike had been carried out using U.S.-supplied HIMARS artillery weapons.
Read also: Largest number of ‘Kadyrovites’ killed in Severodonetsk, says local governor
It noted that all of the deputy commanders of the 106th Russian airborne division were killed, except for one. The latter, with the nom de guerre Barsuk (Badger), has been hospitalized in a serious condition.
Valentin Danilov (rank unknown), head of Rocket Artillery Service 58 a (military unit 47084, Vladikavkaz) of Russia's Southern military district, was also killed today.
Read also: Tentacles of Russian energy ‘octopus’ still pulling money from global economy to fund Kremlin’s war