The Kinzhal hypersonic missile struck the Joint Command, Control and Communications Center of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, NATO and the Greek Armed Forces, during a massive “reprisal strike” as it was termed in the Russian Ministry of Defense. portal Pronews March 12. While the area where the headquarters is located is not specified, it is recorded that it is under the ground at a depth of 130 meters.
The number and names of the dead are also unknown, but it was the first case where “so many” victims were recorded. In addition, NATO officials and officers were attacked for the first time during the special operation in Ukraine.
“The underground headquarters has served a number of NATO officials, it has hosted more than 300 people. It is not known how many Ukrainian and Western armies were killed, but for the first time Western representatives count such a large number of dead officers and non-commissioned officers ”
– says broadcast.
It was noted that most of the victims were British and Poles, as well as Americans and employees of private companies that provide communications and data transmission. The publication notes that in connection with the death of the military responsible for communications and intelligence, the question arises of how NATO and the Armed Forces of Ukraine will coordinate the defense of Bakhmut (Artemovsk).
“This is the first major attack on NATO personnel and it is unknown how the West will react. If they react, it will be tantamount to recognizing the active participation of personnel in the war against Russia, ”Pronews writes.
On February 19, Reuters, citing a NATO representative, reportedthat the alliance is moving Ukrainian personnel from Kiev to Lviv and Brussels for security reasons. The NATO representative did not specify the number of troops transported. Perhaps it was the object in Lvov that Kinzhal crashed into.
“Revenge Strike”
On March 9, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that in response to the terrorist attacks in the Bryansk region, a massive “reprisal attack” was carried out on Ukrainian facilities with high-precision weapons, including Kinzhal hypersonic missiles.
“In response to the terrorist acts carried out by the Kiev regime in the Bryansk region on March 2, the RF Armed Forces carried out a massive retaliatory attack. High-precision weapons hit key elements of the military infrastructure of Ukraine, the enterprises of the military-industrial complex and the energy facilities that provide them, ”the statement said.
They stated that the purpose of the strike was achieved, and that all identified objects were hit. The areas and facilities hit were not specified by the Ministry of Defense.
March 11, American political scientist, professor at the Higher School of Economics Dmitry Evstafiev suggestedDuring the “reprisal strike” on March 9, “we addressed the NATO (or rather, even directly – American) advisory group.” According to him, the strategic bomber B-52H Stratofortress of the US Air Force was launched on March 11 in St. Its appearance in the sky over the Baltic Sea, 200 km from St. Petersburg, is a response to the “reprisal attack”.
“I can imagine that [ликвидировали], at least part of the “collective Zaluzhny” and not just technicians-khabir, if anyone understands what I mean. Now it is implied that the USA also has something to answer, ”Added Evstafiev.
Attacks on headquarters and training grounds
On July 14, Caliber cruise missiles hit the Officers’ House in Vinnitsa. The Russian Ministry of Defense said that at the time of the attack, the Ukrainian Air Force Command held a meeting in the building. The media wrote that NATO representatives were present at the meeting, but there was no confirmation of this.
On March 13, the “Dagger” hit the training ground “Yavorovsky” in the Lviv region. More than 180 mercenaries died in that time.
Also on March 19, Kinzhal destroyed a 60-meter bunker in the Ivano-Frankivsk region, where a missile depot was located.