13.03.2022 - 12:21 [ RTE.ie ]

35 killed in strikes on western Ukraine military base

Regional governor Maksym Kozytskyy said Russian planes fired around 30 rockets at the Yavoriv International Center for Peacekeeping and Security, adding that some were intercepted before they hit. At least 35 people were killed and 134 wounded, he said. Reuters was not able to verify his statement.

The 360 square-km facility less than 25km from the Polish border, is one Ukraine‘s biggest and the largest in the western part of the country.