Jan. 2 () –
The Russian Government has confirmed on Monday the death of more than 60 soldiers in an attack carried out by the Ukrainian Army with a high mobility artillery rocket system (HIMARS) against a town in the Donetsk region (east). controlled by the pro-Russian authorities.
The Russian Defense Ministry has indicated that 63 soldiers have been killed in the attack, which has reached a temporary deployment point in the town of Makivka, as reported by the Russian news agency Interfax. “All assistance and support will be given to the relatives and friends of the dead soldiers,” he stressed.
Likewise, the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Matters Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) has pointed out in its Telegram account that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have carried out several artillery attacks against the city of Donetsk, without for now There is information about victims.
Donetsk is, together with Lugansk, the epicenter of a conflict since 2014, which spread nationwide after the order of Russian President Vladimir Putin to launch a military offensive against Ukraine. Putin announced in September the annexation of Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia, all of which were partially occupied as part of the invasion.
