Ukraine says it has killed around 400 Russian soldiers in a rocket attack in the occupied Donetsk region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The missile targeted a building in the town of Makiivka, where Russian forces were thought to be stationed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The figure has not been verified. The pro-Russian authorities acknowledged the victims, but did not confirm the reported figures, BBC reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Kiev, airstrikes were heard on Sunday night as the latest wave of drone and missile attacks from Russia continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Daniil Bezsonov, a senior Russian-backed official in the occupied parts of Donetsk, said the rocket hit Makiivka two minutes after midnight on New Year’s Day, KosovaPress reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Vocational school was hit by the American Himars MLRS,” he said, referring to the US-supplied missiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“There were dead and wounded, the exact number is still unknown,” Bezsonov added in a post on the Telegram messaging app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A number of Russian commentators and bloggers acknowledged the attack – but suggested the numbers were lower than claimed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vladimir Solovyov, a Russian presenter, wrote on Telegram that “losses were considerable\u2026 but not close to 400”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the Ukrainian military, 300 people were wounded, in addition to about 400 killed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Russian-installed administration said at least 25 rockets were fired into the region overnight on New Year’s Eve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A few hours after the strike in Makiivka, Kiev was attacked. A drone and missile attack targeted critical infrastructure, the regional governor of the Ukrainian capital, Oleksiy Kuleba, said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A man in Kiev was injured by debris from a downed Russian drone, the capital’s mayor added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wished for victory and a “return to normalcy” for Ukraine in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a New Year’s address on Russian TV, President Vladimir Putin said Russia will fight to defend its sovereignty and independence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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