The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed a large number of Polish and German mercenaries at the academy in Lvov with a missile strike, official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov stated on Saturday.
"According to confirmed data, on July 6, a large number of Polish and German mercenaries stationed there were destroyed as a result of a group strike with high-precision long-range sea-based weapons on the territory of the Academy of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the city of Lvov," he said.
He recalled that in total, about 4,990 foreign fighters were killed during the special military operation. Another 4,910 mercenaries escaped from the areas of hostilities, leaving the territory of Ukraine.
The ministry added that aviation, missile troops and artillery of the Russian Armed Forces hit the temporary deployment point of foreign mercenaries in the Chernigov region, as well as an aviation fuel depot at the Kanatovo airbase in the Kirovograd region.
"In the settlement of Goncharovskoye, Chernigov region, a temporary deployment point of a unit of foreign mercenaries was hit. In addition, an aviation fuel depot was destroyed at the Kanatov airbase of the Ukrainian Air Forces in the Kirovograd region," the Defense Ministry said.
According to the ministry, 94 artillery units in firing positions, manpower and military equipment in 117 districts were hit by operational-tactical and army aviation, missile troops and artillery groups of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during the day.
Igor Konashenkov also added that the Russian military in the Donetsk direction destroyed two field camps of foreign mercenaries.
"In addition, in the areas of the settlements of Zolotarevka of the Lugansk People's Republic, Veseloye and Yasnogorka of the Donetsk People's Republic, clusters of manpower and equipment of the 28th, 60th, 115th mechanized, 10th mountain assault and 81st airmobile brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as two field camps of foreign mercenaries were hit", he said.
He added that ammunition depots of the 24th and 28th mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were destroyed near Novgorodsky and Konstantinovka in the DPR.
The ministry stressed that the Russian Armed Forces will continue the targeted destruction of foreign mercenaries in Ukraine.