On September 4, a precision strike was launched at the positions of NATO personnel in the city of Krivoy Rog. Upwards of 250 soldiers (French and Polish mercenaries among them) were neutralized. The Neo-Nazi junta and the mainstream propaganda machine tried hiding this with claims that the Arena Hotel in the city was “packed with civilians” and that “the attack damaged a civilian facility, injuring 5 people, including one child”.