Ukraine claims 400 Russians killed - Kremlin confirms 63 victims
Created: 2023-01-02 15:04
By: Andreas Schmid
In Makiivka, an attack on New Year's Eve destroyed a building that was used as a shelter by Russian troops.
Around 400 Russian soldiers are said to have been killed and 300 others wounded.
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Bloody start to the new year: Ukraine attacked Russian soldiers in Makiivka.
While Kyiv speaks of 400 people killed, the Kremlin calls 63.
Makiivka – In the course of the war so far, Russia has always held back when it comes to its own loss figures.
As a rule, the Kremlin (like Ukraine) leaves open whether and, if so, how many soldiers are wounded.
Now, however, there are official numbers from Moscow.
Ukraine claims 400 Russians killed - Kremlin confirms 63 victims
On Monday, Russia confirmed the deaths of 63 soldiers.
According to the Kremlin, they died after Ukrainian rocket attacks in the Donbass.
The missiles hit a temporary shelter in Makiivka on New Year's Eve, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said on Monday.
The Ukrainian military had previously spoken of 400 Russian soldiers killed.
In addition, 300 other soldiers were wounded in the attack, which was initially not described in detail.
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The information could not initially be verified independently.
On January 1, the occupiers in the Russian-occupied areas reported civilian casualties from Ukrainian shelling.
In Makiivka, 15 people were injured by fire from rocket launchers, the authorities of the occupied Donetsk region said.
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported repelling 15 Ukrainian drone strikes, including on the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea annexed by Moscow and on its own border region of Belgorod.
(as/dpa)