Dozens of foreign mercenaries have been killed in a strike on the Ukrainian-held town of Konstantinovka in Russias Peoples Republic of Donetsk, Moscow has said.
Up to 60 members of the so-called Georgian Legion were killed and 15 military vehicles were destroyed in the attack, while 20 other mercenaries were seriously wounded, the ministrys spokesman, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov, announced during a briefing on Monday.
The strike, carried out using the Iskander short-range ballistic missile system, targeted a library in Konstantinovka, which foreign fighters were using for lodging and storing ammunition, he added.
Poster Comment:
The Iskander is being replaced by the Mach 12 Kinzhal so it costs Russia nothing to dispose of old gear. The Iskander is far superior to US missiles.