Russian Ministry of Defence confirms elimination of occupiers in Makiivka, Donetsk Oblast, but lowers number of casualties

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has confirmed that the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed a group of Russian militants in the temporarily occupied city of Makiivka, Donetsk Oblast, but says that the losses are much smaller than those announced by StratCom [Ukrainian non-governmental organisation - ed.]. Source: Russian Ministry of Defence on Telegram Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation Quote: "The Kyiv regime struck the point of temporary deployment of one of the divisions of the Russian Armed Forces in the area of the settlement of Makiivka with six missiles of the US-made HIMARS multiple-launch missile system."

Details: According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, two missiles were allegedly shot down by an anti-aircraft defence system.

The rest of the missiles hit the Russians' temporary deployment point, resulting in the death of 63 occupiers. Background: 

• Earlier, StratCom reported that thanks to a precise strike on New Year's Eve, the Armed Forces of Ukraine menaged to kill about 400 mobilised Russians in the city of Makiivka, and about 300 more invaders were wounded with varying degrees of severity.
• It was noted that Russian soldiers were stationed in the building of the local vocational school No.

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• A so-called former "Minister of Defense of the Donetsk People's Republic" and a terrorist, Igor Girkin (Strelkov), confirmed the mass elimination of Russian militants in the occupied Makiivka. He added that something like this could happen again.

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