Russia claims 80 Ukrainians dead and 60 captured in two operations

Moscow, March 21, (dpa/GNA) – More than 80 people were killed by a Russian attack on a training facility in north-western Ukraine, according to the Russian Defence Ministry.

The rocket attack was on a site in Nova Lyubomyrka in Rivne province, the ministry said.

In a separate incident, a group of more than 60 Ukrainian soldiers surrendered and were taken captive, when a Ukrainian military base in the Kiev suburbs was overrun, the ministry said.

Neither report could be confirmed independently.