The Ukrainian Army General Staff announced that it had carried out 13 rocket and artillery strikes on Russian forces sites within 24 hours. In its statement, the Ukrainian military indicated that it had thwarted Russian incursions in 15 Donetsk regions.
Ukraine’s military has accused Russia of shelling populated areas on the right bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson, noting that the threat of Russian air and missile strikes on vital infrastructure across Ukraine continues.
The Ukrainian General Staff claimed responsibility for the Makeyevka attack, which killed 78 Russian soldiers, according to pro-Russian sources in Donetsk.
The Russian Defense Ministry, in turn, said the attack that targeted a temporary recruitment camp in Makeyevka, east of Donetsk, killed 63 people.
The ministry said the Ukrainian attack was carried out with high-explosive Himar missiles and that the air defenses shot down two of them.
A pro-Russian security source said the Makeyevka attack occurred after recruits at the training camp were allowed to use their phones, and that Ukraine determined the coordinates of the recruits’ locations after using their phones. phones.
On the political front, it takes place European Union and Ukraine A summit to discuss financial and military support will be held in Kiev on February 3, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office announced.
The statement said Zelensky discussed the details of this meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in her first phone call this year. The statement added that the two sides agreed to step up preparatory work for this summit.
The two sides talked about the supply of adequate weapons and touched on a new financial aid program worth 18 billion euros for Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has spoken out about Russia’s longstanding planning to carry out drone strikes, aiming to “bleed” Ukraine dry. Zelensky added that Moscow is counting on the idea of exhausting his country’s anti-aircraft defense forces and systems.
