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Over 2 dozen Russian soldiers were killed in friendly fire near the Donetsk airport when their chaotic retreat was mistaken for an attack, Ukrainian MP says (www.businessinsider.com)
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[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 11 points 2 years ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

At least 27 Russian soldiers in Donetsk attempting to retreat from their positions were killed by friendly fire from their comrades, according to a Ukrainian lawmaker.

Yuriy Mysiagin, a Ukrainian member of parliament, said in a Telegram message on September 10 that Russian fighters had "retreated to new positions chaotically and almost in a panic."

Kostyantyn Mashovets, a colonel from Ukraine's armed forces, said in a September 10 Facebook post that the friendly fire likely kicked off because of poor coordination by the Russians.

Representatives for Russia's Ministry of Defense did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider sent outside regular business hours.

In August, a deputy battalion commander of Ukraine's 129th Territorial Defense Brigade told The New York Times that he saw Russian soldiers taking fire from their own side.

Representatives for the Russian Ministry of Defense did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider sent outside regular business hours.

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