Ukraine missile strike on Russian-held city of Makiivka kills scores of troops
by Pjotr Sauer from World news | The Guardian on (#67D2Y)
Moscow says 63 of its soldiers died in attack on school building used as barracks amid claims death toll could be higher
A New Year's Day attack on a complex in the Russian-controlled Ukrainian city of Makiivka has killed scores of recently mobilised troops sent by Moscow, in one of deadliest single strikes against Russia's forces since the war began.
Russia's defence ministry, in a rare admission on Monday, said 63 Russian soldiers died when Ukraine hit a temporary deployment facility" with four US-supplied Himars missiles.
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