Europe 1 with AFP 2:47 p.m., January 2, 2023
The Russian Ministry of Defense said on Monday that at least 63 Russian soldiers had been killed during a Ukrainian strike on the town of Makivka, in eastern Ukraine.
Without giving a date, the ministry estimates that four missiles hit "a temporary deployment center" of the Russian army.
At least 63 Russian soldiers were killed in a Ukrainian strike on the eastern Ukrainian town of Makiivka, the Russian Defense Ministry announced on Monday, with Ukrainian authorities citing a much higher toll.
According to the spokesman for the Russian ministry, who does not give a date, "four missiles" hit "a temporary deployment center" of the Russian army in Makiivka, a town under Russian occupation located east of that of Donetsk.
Russian and Ukrainian media reported a strike on Makiivka overnight from Saturday to Sunday.
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