# Ukrainian strike in Donetsk killed 20 Russian officers, Mediazona reports

https://mins.news/en/item/93593

- Meduza, 2026-10-09 17:16 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/09/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

> Mediazona reported that a Ukrainian missile strike on Donetsk on August 26 killed 20 Russian military officers. The outlet called it the largest known number of Russian officers killed in one incident since the war began. They served at the Central Military District headquarters and the 41st Combined Arms Army.

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