The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that 63 military personnel were killed in an attack by the Ukrainian military in eastern Ukraine, which was controlled by the U.

It is unusual for Russia to announce so many casualties at once, and it could be a blow to the continuing invasion of Russian forces.

Concerning the Donbass region in eastern Ukraine, the back-and-forth battle continues in areas such as Kreminna in Luhansk Oblast, which is controlled by Russia and serves as a supply base.



Under these circumstances, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced on the 2nd that 63 military personnel were killed in an attack by the Ukrainian military by a high-mobility rocket artillery system (Hymers) provided by the United States in Makyivka near Donetsk, the central city of the Donbass region. .



Four rockets were said to have hit the unit's temporary quarters.



Ukrainian media and independent Russian media reported that the attack took place on the night of December 31, and that the dead were soldiers mobilized from the reserves, with casualties in the hundreds. We are reporting information that there are more casualties than there are.



In addition, the Russian state-run TASS news agency reported information from local authorities that ``the frequent use of mobile phones by soldiers who arrived at the facility may have been the cause,'' and the location information may have been grasped by the Ukrainian side. I think there is a nature.



The Russian Ministry of Defense claims that the attacks inflicted heavy losses on the Ukrainian side every day, but it is unusual to announce that many people were injured at once, and it is a blow to the continuing invasion of the Russian military. may become.

Ukrainian army 'destroyed military installations in Makyivka'

The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces posted on social media on the 2nd that it destroyed and damaged up to 10 enemy military installations in Makyivka, Donetsk Oblast on December 31.



The Russian Defense Ministry said 63 military personnel were killed in an attack by Ukrainian forces in Makiivka.