Europe 1 with AFP 6:39 a.m., January 3, 2023, modified at 6:40 a.m., January 3, 2023
On the 314th day of the war in Ukraine, Russia has acknowledged the death of 63 soldiers on Ukrainian soil, during a massive strike by kyiv on Makiivka, a city under Russian occupation located east of the separatist city of Donetsk , New Year's Eve.
For its part, the EU and the Ukrainian government have announced that they will hold a summit in the country's capital on 3 February.
Russia on Monday acknowledged the death of 63 soldiers in Ukraine, killed in a Ukrainian strike in separatist territory in the east of the country, the heaviest losses in a single attack admitted by Moscow since the start of the invasion.
The Ukrainian general staff confirmed having carried out this strike on Makiivka, a city under Russian occupation located east of the separatist city of Donetsk, on New Year's Eve.
In a rare announcement that followed criticism from Russian war correspondents, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said 63 Russian servicemen were killed in the explosion of "four missiles" at Makiivka.
The Russian army has only on very rare occasions given an assessment of its offensive or communicated on its losses.
According to the Ministry of Defense, the missiles were fired by HIMARS systems, a weapon supplied by the United States to Ukrainian forces and which hit "a temporary deployment center" of the Russian army in Makiivka.
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- Russia has acknowledged the death of 63 soldiers in Ukraine
- Ukraine and the EU will hold a summit in Kyiv next February
Ukraine and the EU will hold a summit on February 3 in Kyiv
Ukraine and the European Union will hold a summit in Kyiv on February 3 to discuss European financial and military support, President Volodymyr Zelensky's office said in a statement on Monday.
Volodymyr Zelensky discussed details of the high-level meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during his first phone call of the year, the statement said.
The leaders together discussed the delivery of "appropriate" weapons and the launch of the new financial aid program for Ukraine of 18 billion euros, adopted in December by the European Parliament.
The Ukrainian president insisted that a first contribution be paid to his country during the month.
Last month, the European Parliament adopted a legislative package to help Ukraine financially, which also included the introduction of a minimum tax of 15% on the profits of multinationals, intended to fight against tax evasion. tax.