Six soldiers participating in the training were killed in the attack by Russia in the Sumy region of Ukraine. According to the National Guard of Ukraine, more than 10 people were injured due to the Russian missile attack.
The Russian Defense Ministry had earlier released a video showing the Iskander missile attack on the training camp. The Russian state-run news agency TASS claimed that up to 70 people died.
Recently, there has been frequent bombing between the two countries in the Sumi region. From there, Ukraine attacked the Kursk region of Russia and pushed back the Russian army. The Ukrainian military has insisted it had to invade the area to save Sumi, but some have complained about the extent of military casualties.
The Russian Presidential Office Kremlin said that President Vladimir Putin met the authorities in Kursk the previous day. Putin's visit is the first since the expulsion of the Ukrainian army. There he met the volunteers as well as acting local governor Alexander Khinstein. He also visited the nearby nuclear power plant, according to Russian official media.
The National Guard of Ukraine confirmed the deadly attack by Russia on Ukrainian soldiers in Sumy on Wednesday morning. It is said that the attack took place while the attack unit was practicing at the firing range. The Ukrainian military said the commander had been suspended and an official investigation had been launched.
In a video released by the Russian army, dozens of Ukrainian soldiers are seen walking on a path near a forest area, and shortly after that, explosions and a huge plume of smoke are seen. But according to the BBC, the training camp in the north of the Sumi region and some south of the Russian border is targeted.
This attack has come as a big blow for the Ukrainian army. But the Ukrainian National Guard has already prepared for action and ordered to address the threat of people gathering in one place.
