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Military operation in Ukraine

Ukraine fires Tochka-U missile at Svatovo in LPR

One missile was fired from the settlement of Druzhkovka, the LPR’s mission to the Joint Control and Coordination Center said

LUGANSK, June 25. /TASS/. The Ukrainian armed forces shelled the town of Svatovo in the People’s Republic of Lugansk using the Tochka-U missile system, the LPR’s mission to the Joint Control and Coordination Center said on Saturday. According to the mission, one missile was fired from the settlement of Druzhkovka.

In recent days, the Ukrainian military has been shelling the territory of the LPR with Tochka-U tactical missiles almost daily.

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