The Pentagon does not believe the Russians’ denial that they are not responsible for the rocket attack on the Kramatorsk railway station in the Donetsk region on April 8, which killed more than 50 people. This was announced by a high-ranking official of the US Department of Defense at a closed briefing for journalists on April 8,
KYIV.UkraineGate , 9 April , 2022 | Ukraine News.
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“I know that everyone is interested in this missile strike on Kramatorsk station. Obviously, we do not believe the Russians’ objections that they are not responsible. I will note that at first they declared a successful strike and then refused it only when reports of civilian casualties, “a Pentagon spokesman said.
“We believe that they used a short-range ballistic missile, SS-21 (” Point “- ed.)”, – he said.
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The department also reported the transfer for use in the Kramatorsk area of the 18th Motorized Rifle Division of the Russian Federation.
“We can … talk about one unit known to us, the 18th Motorized Rifle Division, they are being transferred to the eastern borders of Ukraine. This is a new division, which was formed only in 2021, consists of three motorized infantry regiments and an armored regiment. “It is estimated that they are expected to be used in eastern Ukraine in the Kramatorsk region, in the area where the railway station was located. So we see the movement of units and the use of force, more force in this area,” said a Pentagon spokesman.
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In Donetsk OVA reported that there are at least 52 killed and 109 wounded as a result of blow of the Russian “Point U” on the Kramatorsk station.
Source: Ukrgate
