Ukraine says 3 soldiers killed, 18 hurt by Russian strike
'The enemy launched a missile strike on the territory of one of the training units of the ground forces' on Tuesday, the army said on Facebook. At least 'three servicemen are dead and 18 wounded,' it added, without specifying where the attack took place.
During the previous night, at least 25 civilians were killed and more than 70 people were injured by a series of Russian strikes, according to authorities.
Among the dead were about 15 inmates of a penal colony in the southern Zaporizhzhia region.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of willfully targeting the prison.
The Kremlin denied the claim.
'The Russian army does not strike civilian targets,' spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued a 10-day ultimatum to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to end the war or face new sanctions.
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