According to the Russian Satellite News Agency, Major General Igor Konashenkov, spokesman of the Russian Ministry of Defense, said at a regular briefing of the Ministry of Defense, "On the morning of March 13, high-precision long-range weapons hit the village of Starrich. Ukrainian Armed Forces Training Center and Yavorovsky Training Ground." According to Konashenkov, as many as 180 foreign mercenaries and a large number of foreign weapons were cleared in the strike.
