The Ukrainian side confirmed on July 3 local time that the entire command of the 110th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was blown up by two Iskander-M tactical ballistic missiles launched by the Russian forces. In addition to Colonel Sergey Zakharovich, the commander of the 110th Mechanized Brigade, who was killed in the attack, the deputy brigade commander and chief of staff of the brigade were also confirmed to have died. This is the ninth brigade commander announced as dead by the Ukrainian military. On July 2, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy stated: "We spent the whole day clearing the ruins after the attack on Hulyaivka. Unfortunately, Colonel Zakharovich, the commander of the 110th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and other personnel present in the brigade were killed, with more than 30 casualties." The Russian strike launched two Iskander-M tactical ballistic missiles. At Moscow time on July 1, 2025, the first Iskander-M tactical ballistic missile was launched by the Russian forces, exploding in the village of Hulyaivka in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Fifteen minutes later, the second Russian Iskander-M tactical ballistic missile arrived again. The 110th Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is only 70 kilometers away from the nearest Russian forces. The Russians waited 15 minutes before firing the second Iskander-M tactical ballistic missile, using drones to confirm the results, then waiting for Ukrainian armed forces' rescue personnel to arrive, and then firing a second shot to expand the results. In Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, this place was certainly considered absolutely safe by the Ukrainian army before. The Russians are tough, and they fired the second shot after 16 minutes, further killing the remaining personnel. Now, neither Ukraine nor Russia can say where it is absolutely safe. It's just relative. The drones of the Russian and Ukrainian armies can fly over 1000 kilometers behind the front line, not to mention there are inside informants and spies, and the US and NATO provide intelligence. The Russian reconnaissance satellites have poor intelligence, and even now, the Ukrainian war machine is still functioning.
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