A total of 27 Russian soldiers were reportedly killed by artillery fire from colleagues who mistook them for Ukrainian troops fleeing from Optyne, Donetsk. Photo/REUTERS/Illustration
OPTYNES – A total of 27 soldiers Russia reportedly killed and dozens of others injured recently as a result of artillery attacks from their own military on battlefields in eastern Ukraine.
Yuriy Myiagin, a member of the Ukrainian Parliament, wrote about the “backfire” incident on Telegram on September 10.
Kyiv Post on Thursday (14/9/2023) reported that blogger Russian military and Ukrainian sources have confirmed Myiagin’s report.
The deadly incident reportedly occurred in Optyne, a village in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine.
Donetsk has been the scene of heavy fighting in a counteroffensive launched by the Ukrainian military since early June.
Institution think tank The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Wednesday that Kyiv forces had recently achieved at least partial success in a number of Donetsk settlements, including near the long-contested town of Bakhmut.
Mysiagin wrote that the Russian troops at Optyne withdrew to new positions in disarray and almost panic when other Russian troops mistook those fleeing for Ukrainian troops.
As a result, the artillery attack was ordered by the operator drone against the fleeing Russian soldiers.
2023-09-14 21:56:11
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