"Three hundred nationalists were killed": Russia justifies missile strike on Chasiv Yar

ROMAN PETRENKO — MONDAY, 11 JULY 2022, 13:59

The Russian Ministry of Defence has claimed that a missile strike on Chasiv Yar in Donetsk Oblast "killed more than three hundred nationalists".

Source: Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation

Details: Russian troops "boasted" about hitting Chasiv Yar on 10 July, when they hit a residential building with Iskander missiles. 20 people were killed in the attack and more than 20 may be trapped under the rubble.

The invaders say they hit a military deployment site and killed over 300 people.

Quote: "High-precision ground-based weapons in the area of the settlement of Chasiv Yar have destroyed the temporary deployment site of the 118th territorial defence brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

As a result of the strike, more than three hundred nationalists have been killed."

Background: According to the data from the state emergency service, 15 people were killed and 6 people were injured as a result of a missile strike on a 5-storey building in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast. Earlier, the head of the Donetsk Oblast Military Administration reported that there may be 24 people trapped under the rubble.

The Russian invaders hit the building with Iskander missiles.