The Russian Defense Ministry said yesterday (2) that 63 Russian soldiers were killed in a rocket attack by Ukrainian forces on New Year’s Eve.
A powerful blast destroyed a vocational school in Makivka, Donetsk, Ukraine, which is being used as makeshift barracks, killing 63 soldiers, Russia’s defense ministry said.
It is unusual for the Russian authorities to reveal the huge losses of their forces.
In this regard, the Ukrainian military said that about 400 Russian soldiers were killed yesterday in the Makivka airstrike, CNN reported.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Russia is preparing for a long-term war with drones.
“We have information that Russia is planning a long-term attack using Shahid drones,” President Zelensky said yesterday in a video speech (2nd), “It will probably drain our people, our air defenses and our energy “.
“Ukraine must act and do everything to prevent terrorists from achieving their goals,” he said.
VOA news
*This article was taken from Reuters.
