9 dead, 57 injured in Russian missile attack on military base near Polish border, says Ukraine
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A large Ukrainian military base near the Polish border was struck by a Russian missile on Sunday, killing nine people and leaving more than 50 injured, Ukrainian officials said.
A Russian missile attack on a large Ukrainian military facility near the border with NATO member Poland on Sunday killed nine people and wounded 57, Ukrainian officials said.
Foreign military instructors have previously worked at the base, Ukraine said. It was not clear whether any were there at the time.
Regional governor Maksym Kozytskyy said Russian planes fired around 30 rockets at the Yavoriv International Center for Peacekeeping and Security, adding that some were intercepted before they hit.
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The 360 square-km (140 square-mile) facility less than 25 km (15 miles) from the Polish border, is one Ukraine's biggest and the largest in the western part of the country.
Reuters was unable immediately to verify the report. The Kremlin did not immediately reply to a request for comment on the missile strike so close to the border with NATO.
Nineteen ambulances with sirens on were seen by Reuters driving from the direction of the Yaroviv facility after the strike and black smoke rose from the area.
