Ukraine Strikes Russian Forces in Donbas in Deadliest Attack in Months

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

KYIV, Ukraine—A Ukrainian strike killed dozens of newly mobilized soldiers in Russian-held territory in the east of the country in the single-deadliest known strike in months, piling pressure on Moscow’s military leadership, while Ukraine said it shot down at least 39 drones during another wave of attacks on Kyiv.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said Monday that Ukrainian forces used a U.S.-supplied Himars rocket system to destroy a facility used as a base for mobilized troops in the city of Makiivka. In a statement carried by Russian state news agencies, the ministry said 63 troops had died in the blast after four Himars rockets carrying “high-explosive warheads” struck the facility.

Anastasia Kashevarova, a Russian official, said the troops housed at the compound were mobilized from Russia’s Saratov and Samara regions.

Rybar, a Telegram news channel with links to the Russian military, said Monday that about 70 people had been confirmed dead and more than 100 wounded as debris continued to be cleared at the site. Russian President Vladimir Putin last month included Rybar’s founder, Mikhail Zvinchuk, in a new Kremlin-run working group producing a monthly report on the progress of Russia’s troop mobilization.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ukraine-strikes-russian-forces-in-donbas-in-deadliest-attack-in-months/ar-AA15Tdqh

Ukraine Says Makiivka HIMARS Attack Killed 400 Russians: 'Absolute Carnage'

The Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Makiivka has suffered a major attack that resulted in multiple casualties, according to reports.

The Moscow-installed administration of Ukraine's Donetsk region said that at least 25 rockets were fired by Ukrainian forces at the region overnight on New Year's Eve, according to a Reuters report.

Russia's state news agency TASS said the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has confirmed that 63 servicemen died as a result of the attack.

However, Ukrainian media estimates have put Russia's losses in the hundreds.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ukraine-says-makiivka-himars-attack-killed-400-russians-absolute-carnage/ar-AA15TthM

[Lovie777]

1. Tend to believe Ukraine over Russia ......

[Indykatie]

2. I Have Seen Estimates That Range from 50 to 600 Deaths For This Attack n/t

[Irish_Dem]

3. The building housing the troops also contained a large ammunition cache.

So the deaths are going to be on the higher end.

The report I read said that they had not yet pulled out all the bodies.
So I think the low end death count is preliminary.

[CanonRay]

4. On top of everything else

Putin is aggravating Russia's demographic issues. Killing off the young male population.