Ukraine rocket strikes kill 63 Russian troops, highest casualty since starting of warfare

Russia has misplaced 63 troopers in a Ukrainian rocket strike on a army facility within the Donetsk area, the very best Russian casualty because the starting of the invasion.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 3, 2023 11:54 IST

Russia has carried out airstrikes on Ukrainian energy and water provides virtually weekly since October (Photo: AP)

By India Today Web Desk: Russia has claimed that Ukraine fired rockets at a facility in Moscow-held areas of Donetsk, killing 63 troopers stationed there.

This is likely one of the deadliest assaults on the Russian forces because the warfare started greater than 10 months in the past.

The strike, utilizing a US-supplied precision weapon that has confirmed essential in enabling Ukrainian forces to hit key targets, delivered a brand new setback for Russia, which in current months has reeled from a Ukrainian counter-offensive.

According to the governor of Russia’s Samara area, Dmitry Azarov, an unspecified variety of residents of the area had been amongst these killed and wounded by the strike within the city of Makiivka.

A complete of six rockets had been fired by Ukraine, and two of them had been shot down, stated the Russian defence ministry.

Ammunition saved near the power exploded within the rocket strikes and contributed to the excessive variety of casualties, the AP report stated.

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RUSSIA TARGETS KYIV

Meanwhile, the Russian assault on Kyiv has been unrelenting since New Year’s Eve.

On Monday, Russia fired over 40 drones in direction of Kyiv, however a few of them had been destroyed, as per Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.

Energy infrastructure services had been broken because of the assault, and an explosion occurred in a single metropolis district, the mayor stated. It wasn’t instantly clear whether or not that was brought on by drones or different munitions.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia of “energy terrorism” because the aerial bombardments have left many individuals with out warmth amid the chilly winter. Russia has been accused of “weaponising winter” in its effort to demoralise the Ukrainian resistance.

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Jan 3, 2023