| Cherkaske missile attack | |
|---|---|
| Type | Missile strike |
| Target |  Ukrainian Ground Forces |
| Date | May 1, 2025 |
| Executed by |  Russian Air Force |
| Casualties | Scores wounded and killed |
On 1 March 2025, a missile attack by the Russian Armed Forces hit a Ukrainian training ground in Cherkaske, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine.
On 1 March 2025, a Russian Iskander-M missile struck a Ukrainian military training ground located 130km from the frontline. The attack was recorded by a Russian Orlan-10 drone, and footage circulated in social media. [1]
On 3 March 2025, Ukrainian Commander Mykhailo Drapatyi reported that Russian forces struck a Ukrainian military camp in Cherkaske. Drapatyi did not specify the number of losses suffered, but said that he ordered an investigation on the circumstances of the attack. [1]
The Commander in Chief of the Ukrainian Forces, Oleksandr Syrskyi, said the same day that the head and commander of the military unit were suspended from the Army, and called for further investigation into the actions that lead to the deaths and injuries of Ukrainian servicemen. [1]
Ukrainian journalist Andrii Tsaplienko reported that the Ukrainian unit struck during the cluster munitions attack was the 157th Separate Mechanized Brigade based in Novomoskovsk, that was present at the settlement of Cherkaske during training. [2] Another journalist, Yurii Butusov, reported another account, in which the attack targeted another formation, the 168th Reserve Battalion with losses ranging from 32 to 39 killed and more than 90 wounded. [2] [3]
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