Russia says it killed 180 foreign mercenaries in shelling on Ukraine’s border with Poland

Russia He said this Sunday that some 180 “foreign mercenaries” died in the attack carried out by his forces last morning against a military facility located in western Ukrainenear the border with Poland.

“Up to 180 foreign mercenaries and their training centers, as well as a large batch of foreign weapons, have been destroyed in military installations in the region of Lviv”Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said at a press conference, quoted by Russian agencies.

“The Kiev regime established training and combat coordination centers for foreign mercenaries before they are deployed to combat areas to fight against the Russian military, as well as a storage depot for weapons and military equipment sent by foreign countries, in these installations”, he added.

According to Ukrainian sources, at least 35 dead and 134 wounded is the balance of the Russian Army’s attack tonight against the International Center for Peacekeeping and Securityon Yavoriva military installation located in the west of the country, near the border with Poland, and where foreign instructors work.

“Sadly, we lost more heroes: 35 people died as a result of the bombing of the peacekeeping and security center. Another 134 are found with varying degrees of injuries and are in hospital.”Maksym Kozytskyi, head of the state administration in the city of Lviv, near the site of the attack, announced on his Telegram account.

“The air attack was carried out from the Black Sea and the Sea of ​​Azov. The planes took off from Saratov airport. In total, the occupants fired more than 30 missiles.Kozytskyi specified.

The Russian Army, which began the invasion of Ukraine on February 24, had concentrated its objectives in the east and south of the country as well as around the city of Kiev.

But today it has brought its offensive even closer to Ukraine’s border with the European Union, just 25 kilometers from Polish territory and against facilities where foreign personnel work.

_______________________________