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| Dozens dead in Ukrainian strike on Russian troops – Moscow | Dozens dead in Ukrainian strike on Russian troops – Moscow |
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| The deadly attack took place in the city of Makeyevka in Donetsk People’s Republic, the Defense Ministry says | The deadly attack took place in the city of Makeyevka in Donetsk People’s Republic, the Defense Ministry says |
| More than 60 Russian troops have been killed in a Ukrainian missile strike, Moscow confirmed on Monday. The attack hit a temporary housing area used by the Russian forces in Donbass. | |
| The facility in the city of Makeyevka in Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic was targeted by six missiles from US-supplied HIMARS multiple rocket launchers, the Defense ministry said. Two projectiles were intercepted by air defenses, but four made it through, the statement added. | |
| "As a result of a strike by four missiles with high-explosive warheads on a temporary deployment point, 63 Russian servicemen were killed,” Defense Ministry spokesman Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov said during a briefing. | |
| All necessary assistance and support will be provided to the families of the fallen troops, the ministry assured. | All necessary assistance and support will be provided to the families of the fallen troops, the ministry assured. |
| The strike was earlier reported by the Donetsk People’s Republic’s Information Minister Daniil Bezsonov, who said the missiles targeted the building of a vocational school where the troops were stationed. It happened precisely at 0:01 am on New Year’s night, while the serviceman were celebrating, he added. |