Ukrainian forces conducted a successful strike on a Russian command post in occupied Zaporizhzhia, killing three senior officers. The operation, carried out on December 27, was confirmed by Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR). It used HIMARS rocket systems followed by kamikaze drones.
Ukrainian intelligence had reportedly identified a planned meeting of Russian military personnel at the site. The strike began with two HIMARS rockets, one carrying cluster munitions, which destroyed the command post. Drones then targeted survivors and Russian evacuation teams. Footage released by HUR showed explosions hitting parked vehicles and saturating the area with anti-personnel munitions.
The Ukrainian intelligence (GUR) retrieved information of an high-ranking meeting of the Russian army in the South. Once the meeting was happening a HIMARS strike was directed on this target. pic.twitter.com/w90PebwauO
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The officers killed were identified as Captain Dmitry Nagorny, commander of the 1st Battalion of the 135th Motorized Rifle Regiment; Captain Grigory Krokhmalyov, deputy chief of staff for intelligence of the same regiment; and Captain Yuri Fomin, commander of the anti-aircraft battery of the 4th Guards Military Base. These officers were involved in Russia’s operations in the heavily contested Zaporizhzhia region, occupied by Russian forces since 2022.
