Russia Claims It Killed Over 600 Ukrainian Soldiers In Revenge Attack - NDTV

Russia's defence ministry said connected Sunday it had killed much than 600 Ukrainian servicemen successful a monolithic rocket onslaught connected 2 buildings successful eastbound Ukraine temporarily lodging Ukrainian forces.

Reuters could not instantly verify the defence ministry's assertion. There was nary contiguous remark connected the Russian assertion from Ukraine, though the politician of Kramatorsk, the eastbound Ukrainian municipality Russia said it had targeted, said earlier connected Sunday connected Facebook that cipher had been killed successful an onslaught connected assorted buildings successful the city.

Russia's defence ministry said the onslaught connected the buildings successful Kramatorsk was revenge for a deadly Ukrainian onslaught earlier this twelvemonth connected a Russian barracks successful Makiivka successful portion of the Donetsk portion controlled by Moscow's forces successful which astatine slightest 89 servicemen were killed.

The ministry said successful a connection that it had utilized what it called reliable quality to people the Ukrainian troops. It said much than 700 Ukrainian troops had been housed successful 1 hostel and much than 600 successful another.

"As a effect of a monolithic rocket onslaught connected these impermanent deployment points of Ukrainian service units, much than 600 Ukrainian servicemen were destroyed," the defence ministry said.

However, Reuters reporters visited the 2 assemblage dormitories Russia's defence ministry said had been temporarily lodging Ukrainian servicemen adjacent to the beforehand enactment of the warfare astatine the clip of the overnight strike. Neither appeared to person been straight deed by missiles oregon earnestly damaged. There were nary evident signs that soldiers had been surviving determination and nary motion of bodies oregon traces of blood.

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