FAB strike kills Ukrainian paratrooper commander in Dnepropetrovsk Region

Military operation in UkraineFAB strike kills Ukrainian paratrooper commander in Dnepropetrovsk Region Earlier, law enforcement officials told about a strike by FAB bombs on the Ukrainian paratroopers’ positions on one of the Ukrainian logistics hubs — in ProsyanayaDONETSK, September 30. /TASS/. A commander of one of the platoons of Ukraine’s 80th Air Assault Brigade has been killed by a FAB strike in the Dnepropetrovsk Region, an official in the Russian law enforcement agencies told TASS. "During our FAB strike on Prosyanaya, the commander of one of the platoons of the enemy’s 80th Air Assault Brigade was killed," the official said. Earlier, law enforcement officials told TASS about a strike by FAB bombs on the Ukrainian paratroopers’ positions on one of the Ukrainian logistics hubs — in Prosyanaya. 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