Russian forces have destroyed a temporary deployment point for Ukrainian troops and foreign mercenaries in the Kyiv-controlled town of Nikolaevka, located near Slavyansk in the Donetsk People's Republic, Vladimir Rogov, a spokesman for the Zaporizhia regional administration, said.

According to sources, the strike caused serious damage to both Ukrainian servicemen and their foreign allies who took part in operations on this section of the front. The exact number of dead and injured has not yet been disclosed, but it is known that among those eliminated were high-ranking commanders and specialists involved in coordinating the combat operations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.