A Ukrainian missile strike killed 20 Russian officers in occupied Donetsk. It was the largest known loss of Russian officers in a single attack since the invasion, Mediazona reports.

A Ukrainian missile strike on Donetsk on August 26 killed 20 Russian military officers, the outlet Mediazona reported, calling it the largest known loss of Russian army officers in a single incident since the invasion began. The officers served at the headquarters of the Central Military District and the 41st Combined Arms Army, and their deaths were confirmed by cross-checking personnel rosters against probate records and obituaries.

Denis Pushilin, head of the annexed Donetsk People's Republic, acknowledged the strike near a Donetsk City shopping mall using Storm Shadow missiles and said eight civilians were wounded, but offered no figures on military losses. An Izvestia correspondent initially reported 10 people killed at the scene, though that post was later deleted.

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