Britain says Russian troops suffered ‘major casualties’ from Ukraine’s long-range missile attack

MADRID, November 24 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The British Intelligence Service stated this Friday that Russian troops suffered “major casualties” due to attacks by the Ukrainian Army with “long-range precision missiles”, which hit points “very far from the front line.”

Therefore, they stated that “probably more than 70 Russian soldiers” were killed in an attack carried out on November 10 on a truck convoy 23 kilometers from the front line, specifically in the town of Hladkivka, in Kherson province. (east).

In connection with this, they have highlighted that another attack carried out on November 19 in Kumachove, 60 kilometers from the front line, would cause “dozens of casualties” after an “award ceremony or concert” was held. “, according to a statement published by the British Ministry of Defense through its account on the social network X.

“Ukraine also experienced a similar incident,” they said, before recalling that “a Russian ballistic missile killed 19 members of Ukraine’s 128th Separate Mountain Assault Brigade” during the medal ceremony that took place on November 3.

In this way, they argue that “deploying soldiers usually know well the range of their enemy’s weapons systems,” although they add that “in the reality of very long combat deployments, commanders face a major dilemma.” “, because “they had to find a balance between best practices, namely keeping troops dispersed and not vulnerable to attack, and the daily need to bring units together to carry out administration and maintain morale”.

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