Yavoriv military base attack

Yavoriv military base attack
	Part of in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
	; Aftermath of the missile strike
Date	13 March 2022
Location	Yavoriv military base, Yavoriv, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
Belligerents
Russia	Ukraine
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Unknown
Units involved
Russian Armed Forces	Ukrainian Armed Forces International Legion of Territorial Defense of Ukraine;
Casualties and losses
None	Per Ukraine:; 61 killed, 160 wounded; Per Russia:; up to 180 foreign volunteers killed

The Yavoriv military base was attacked by Russian forces on 13 March 2022 as part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The base is located near the city of Yavoriv, Lviv Oblast, less than 15 miles from the border with Poland. According to Ukrainian officials, the military facility was hit by 30 Russian missiles, 35 ukrainian soldiers were killed and at least 100 people from international legion. others were injured. According to Russian officials, '180 foreign mercenaries' were killed.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] Later, the Ukrainian police confirmed 61 people were killed and 160 were injured.^[1]

^ ^a ^b "Former KGB officer detained in Lviv Oblast for correcting Russian missile strikes". Ukrainska Pravda. 28 June 2022.
^ "Russia claims to kill '180 foreign mercenaries' in strike on western Ukraine". Times of Israel. 13 March 2022.
^ "Update on Yavoriv air strike: 35 dead, 134 wounded". Ukrinform. 13 March 2022.
^ McDonnell, Patrick J (31 March 2022). "U.S. military veterans answer Zelensky's call to fight, but not all are chosen". Yahoo News.
^ "Ukraine war: Missiles hit military site near western city of Lviv". BBC News. 13 March 2022. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
^ "Russia sends message with Yavoriv strike but attack on Poland unlikely". the Guardian. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.

[61dead-1] "Former KGB officer detained in Lviv Oblast for correcting Russian missile strikes". Ukrainska Pravda. 28 June 2022.

[2] "Russia claims to kill '180 foreign mercenaries' in strike on western Ukraine". Times of Israel. 13 March 2022.

[3] "Update on Yavoriv air strike: 35 dead, 134 wounded". Ukrinform. 13 March 2022.

[4] McDonnell, Patrick J (31 March 2022). "U.S. military veterans answer Zelensky's call to fight, but not all are chosen". Yahoo News.

[bbc-13-03-2022-5] "Ukraine war: Missiles hit military site near western city of Lviv". BBC News. 13 March 2022. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.

[6] "Russia sends message with Yavoriv strike but attack on Poland unlikely". the Guardian. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.

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