A military based that had previously been used for training exercise between NATO and Ukraine and was rumored to be housing a significant number of pro-Ukrainian foreign fighters from around the globe, including from the United States, has now reportedly been decimated by a Russian missile strike.
As WHYY reports:
Waves of Russian missiles pounded a military training base in western Ukraine on Sunday, killing 35 people in an attack on a facility that has served as a crucial hub for cooperation between Ukraine and the NATO countries supporting it in its defense against Moscow’s grinding assault.
More than 30 Russian cruise missiles targeted the sprawling facility, which lies not far from the border with NATO member Poland and that has long been used to train Ukrainian military personnel, often with instructors from the U.S. and other countries in the western alliance.
Poland is also a transit route for Western military aid to Ukraine, and the strikes followed Moscow’s threats to target those shipments. An attack so close to the border was heavy with symbolism in a conflict have has revived the old Cold War rivalries that gave birth to NATO and threatened to rewrite the current global security order.
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The base has hosted international NATO drills and a senior NATO official, Admiral Rob Bauer, previously hailed it as embodying “the spirit of military cooperation” between Ukraine and international forces. As such, the site symbolizes Russia’s longstanding concerns that the 30-member Western military alliance poses a threat to Moscow by operating so close to its territory.
US and NATO have held trainings at the military base in Yavoriv, Ukraine for years. Today it was bombed by Russia pic.twitter.com/QmXOwMPWjg
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) March 13, 2022
Reportedly pictures from The Yavoriv Military Training Ground also known as The International Center for Peacekeeping and Security which was Targeted by 8 Russian Missiles this morning destroying the Entire Facility, the Number of Casualties is currently being determined. pic.twitter.com/ivBs5qLzD3
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) March 13, 2022
The Russian ministry of Defense claimed it killed up to 180 ‘foreign mercenaries’ in the attack and reiterated that it would consider any foreigners giving military aide to Ukraine on Ukrainian soil as legitimate military targets.
⚡️Russia claims it killed 180 'foreign mercenaries' in missile strike on Yavoriv military training ground in western Ukraine.
The Russian government added that it will continue to kill foreign nationals in Ukraine whom it considers mercenaries.
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) March 13, 2022
It is not yet known whether any Americans or other foreign nationals were among those killed in the attack.
Live by the sword, die by the sword. If you want to live like Rambo be prepared to pay a price.
Guess what, those with the balls to do so know what they are getting into and unlike you they go anyway.
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Maybe it’s time to smuggle some cruise missiles into Ukraine and target a couple of Russian targets? Let Putin feel some pain of war.
Same thing I thought! Dstroy some Russian assets and see how THEY like it!
Totally Inappropriate.
YOU ARE SPAM
LISTEN UP….SEND the PLANES ZELENSKY Needs NOW. The RUSSIANS are on a KILLING SPREE. WE are ALL SITTING DUCKS. P UTIN is CRAZY. HE Needs to be STOPPED. HE is GUILTY of WAR CRIMESand HATE CRIMES. MOST COUNTRIES have MORE than ONE RACE of PEOPLE Living There. From SamuraiQueen. 😢😢😢😩😩😩
Actually, Russia does have a lot of Muslims (Semitic race).
Did Ukraine invade Russia? NO! Did NATO invade Russia? NO!
Putin started this war because of greed for power!
If Russians don’t remove him from power, someone else will have too.
attack on one is an attack on all!
Now NATO is involved??
Yebbut weenie wuss Brandon ain’t gonna do nuttin’…just watch.
USA Government doesn’t have the technology to beat Russia. That’s why they don’t do anything.
I guess in my own ignorance I still don’t understand the importance of any of this aggression by Russia towards Ukraine. Someone please tell me.
I hope the mercenaries kill russian armed forces because they are known as foreign invaders!
I can’t believe that the majority of people in this country voted for this moron to be president. I knew beforehand this shit was going to happen. Pisses me off so much, we had a competent president who accomplished so much for this country and the #### morons vote him out. I hope their all enjoying the gas prices as well as a potential WW3! Assholes!
The Russians will only stop if the whole planet decides enough is enough.
If the Russians have something on Ukraine let them show the world what it is.