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| Russian forces strike train carrying Western weapons – MOD | |
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| The successful attack took place in Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic, according to the Defense Ministry | The successful attack took place in Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic, according to the Defense Ministry |
| Russian forces have struck a freight train carrying military equipment supplied to Ukraine by its Western backers, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said. | Russian forces have struck a freight train carrying military equipment supplied to Ukraine by its Western backers, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has said. |
| The combined attack involved aircraft, missiles and artillery, the ministry said in a statement on Friday. | |
| “A train with Western weapons and military equipment was hit in the area of the settlement of Udachnoye in [Russia’s] Donetsk People’s Republic,” it added.. | |
| Udachnoye is located in the western part of the republic. The name of the village is translated as ‘lucky’ in English. | |
| Personnel and equipment from the 67th mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian forces were also struck at a railway loading station in the area of the settlement of Balakleya in Ukraine’s Kharkov Region, the ministry said. | |
| Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces have also destroyed five US-made M777 howitzers, two American M102 105mm lightweight towed howitzers, a US-designed AN/TPQ-50 counter-fire radar, a British FH-70 howitzer, and other hardware, according to the statement. | |
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