Russia’s strike on AFU training ground seen as grim message to the West

Independent geopolitical and military expert Drago Bosnic, in an article for InfoBRICS, commented on the recent Russian strike on the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) training ground in Novomoskovsk, Dnipropetrovsk region. According to him, Moscow sent a grim message to "insane Western leaders" with this attack. The analyst recalled that on March 1, Russian forces struck the target using the Iskander-M operational-tactical missile system. The strike reportedly killed at least 150 Ukrainian soldiers, including about 30 foreign instructors. A few days later, Major General Mykhailo Drapatyi, commander of Ukraine’s Ground Forces, confirmed the missile strike. Reports also indicate that the attack occurred while Ukrainian troops were assembled in formation. Russia’s Strike on AFU Training Ground Seen as Grim Message to the West Bosnic believes that the Iskander-M strike on Novomoskovsk was Moscow’s way of making it clear that it would not tolerate NATO forces in Ukraine.