Ukraine's armed forces have confirmed a Russian missile strike hit a military training unit, causing a number of casualties. Ukrainian ground forces said late on Tuesday that three service personnel were known to have been killed and 18 had been wounded.

Authorities say Russian missiles have hit a Ukrainian army training ground and killed three soldiers as Ukraine struggles to make up a severe manpower shortage in the three-year war.

In the Pokrovsk direction, there are over 100,000 Russian troops, allowing them to continue their offensive despite heavy losses, according to Viktor Trehubov, spokesperson for the Operational-Strategic Group Khortytsia.