The unauthorized use of mobile phones by Russian troops caused a deadly Ukrainian grenade attack on the building they were staying in, the Russian military said on Tuesday, bringing the death toll in the weekend incident to 89. Coverage of the conflict, minute by minute, in clarion.
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Ukraine says 400 Russian reservists were killed in Makiivka attack
The Strategic Communications Directorate of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said on Sunday that about 400 Russian soldiers were killed at a vocational training school in Makiivka and about 300 others were injured. This statement cannot be independently verified.
The attack was another setback for the Kremlin’s war efforts in Ukraine, which have been undermined by a counteroffensive by Kiev forces in recent months. The incident has sparked fresh domestic criticism of the way Russia is conducting the war.
Unconfirmed reports published in Russian-language media claim that the victims were mobilized reservists from the region.
How was the brutal attack on a building by Russian troops
Thus remained the school used by the Russian troops as a refuge. Reuters photo
Ukrainian forces fired six shells from a HIMARS missile system at a building “in the Makiivka area” where the soldiers were staying.
Two were shot down, but four hit the building and exploded, causing the structure to collapse. At first, the Russian Defense Ministry said there were 63 dead soldiers.
But as emergency crews searched the rubble, the death toll rose to 89, Sevryukov said on Tuesday. The deputy regiment commander was one of the deceased.
The buildings of Makiivka attacked by the Ukrainian army.
They used cell phones when it was forbidden and were bombed
Russia has said the deadly attack that has so far left 89 dead at a building occupied by its troops in Makiivka was because several soldiers used their cell phones when forbidden and then revealed their position had been bombed from Ukraine.
The telephone signals allowed the Kiev forces to “determine the coordinates of the location of military personnel” and launch the attack, Lieutenant General Sergei Sevryukov said in a statement. Unspecified steps were taken to “avoid similar tragic incidents in the future,” said Sevryukov, who promised to punish the officers responsible for the violation.
The attack, one of the deadliest against Kremlin forces since the war began more than 10 months ago, came one minute into the new year, Sevryukov said.
A Ukrainian artist has painted pamphlets for the Russian army and will spend 10 years behind bars
In the Kharkov region, Justices sentenced a man to ten years in prison for making leaflets to boost the “fighting spirit” of the Russian army.
Prosecutors proved that the defendant made homemade postcards with images of prohibited symbols and the Russian flag. In addition, he has offered jobs to be distributed among Vladimir Putin’s troops.
Ukraine has reported Russian casualties since the start of the war
Canada has ratified its aid to Ukraine
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has stated his intention to continue providing humanitarian, military, financial and other assistance to the government and people of Ukraine “for as long as necessary to preserve their free, democratic and secure future”.
In 2022, Canada provided financial support to Ukraine amounting to $2.5 billion. This is one of the highest per capita rates in the world.
Russia has reported that 89 soldiers were killed in the Ukrainian attack on Makiivka
Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that 89 Russian soldiers were killed in a Ukrainian attack on their Makiivka settlement in the Donetsk blast. The deputy regiment commander, Lieutenant Colonel Bachurin, was among the dead.
Ukraine has reported one civilian injured by a Russian attack in Zaporizhia
The result of the Russian attack on Zaporizhia. Photo telegram
The governor of Ukraine’s Zaporizhia oblast, Oleksandr Starukh, said a civilian was injured in a Russian attack on the outskirts of the city that also bears that name.
The Moscow offensive caused the fire of a civilian infrastructure facility and the destruction of industrial buildings, the official said on Telegram.
“City relief and municipal services are working on the site,” Starukh added.
Russia sets the number of soldiers killed in Donetsk at 89
In a video released by the Russian Defense Ministry, Lieutenant General Sergei Sevryukov raised the number of Russian soldiers killed in a Ukrainian shelling of the town of Makéyevka in the annexed Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine to 89. Furthermore, he indicated that other bodies were found under the rubble.
He also assured that one of the main reasons for the attack was the “use of cell phones” by the soldiers, which allowed them to reveal their location.
Ukraine attacked a makeshift base in Makéyevka early January 1 with an American HIMARS missile system, Sevriukov said.
Mourning and anger in Russia after the death of dozens of soldiers in Ukraine
Tribute to dozens of Russian soldiers killed in an attack in eastern Ukraine. Photo EFE.
Source: Clarin
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