A Russian missile strike on a Ukrainian training unit killed three servicemen and injured 18 on Tuesday (July 29, 2025) in the latest in a series of similar attacks on training facilities, Ukraine’s Ground Forces said.
“Today, July 29, the enemy launched a missile strike on the territory of one of the training units of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” the Ground Forces said in a statement on Telegram.
“Despite the security measures taken, unfortunately it was not possible to completely avoid losses among the personnel. As of 21:30, it is known that there are three dead and 18 wounded servicemen.”
Reuters could not independently verify the Ukrainian report and there was no immediate comment from Russia’s military.
Injured servicemen, it said, were being treated.
The report gave no indication where the attack had taken place. But military bloggers suggested it had occurred near the country’s northern border in Chernihiv region.
The military statement said a Commission would investigate the incident and if it was established that deaths or injuries “were caused by the actions or inaction of officials, those found guilty will be held accountable”.
Additional security measures, it said, were being introduced to protect servicemen from missile or other air attacks on training centres.
A Russian attack on a training ground in central Ukraine in June killed 12 servicemen and wounded dozens. The incident prompted the commander of Ukraine’s ground forces to tender his resignation and he was reassigned to another post.
Another attack in June struck a training centre in southern Ukraine, killing three servicemen and injuring 14.
Published – July 30, 2025 05:15 am IST
