The Russian Army has reported the death of at least 80 Polish fighters integrated into the ranks of the Ukrainian Army on the front in the east of the country.

The attack occurred at the Megatex zinc plant in the town of Kostiantinvka (Donetsk) and all the deceased have been identified by Russia as "mercenaries", according to the chief spokesman for the Russian Army, General Igor Konashenkov.

Similarly, the spokesman has also announced the death of 300 soldiers in a missile attack on the town of Mikolaiv, one of the targets of the salvo of almost fifty cruise missiles that Russia has launched against Ukrainian positions in recent hours. .

The total of Ukrainian combatants killed in the bombings of the last 24 hours would amount to about 780, according to the spokesman's statements, collected by the TASS agency.

Neither the Polish government nor the Ukrainian authorities have commented on the timing of these announcements.