On New Year’s Eve, Ukrainian forces fired rockets at the town of Makiivka, which the Russian army has occupied. The rockets hit a school building where a large number of Russian soldiers were stationed. Photos from the site show that only ruins remain of the building. The video shows the ruins after the Ukrainian attack in Makiivka. According to Ukrainian military authorities, close to 400 Russian soldiers lost their lives in the attack. The AFP news agency writes that this is probably the biggest loss Russia has had in a Ukrainian attack since the Russians started the war in Ukraine. The Russian Ministry of Defense says 63 Russian soldiers have died. This is what the school building in the Russian-occupied town of Makiivka looked like before the Ukrainian attack. Photo: Wikimapia Strong and unusual criticism In Moscow, a local politician criticizes the Russian authorities, who he believes have underestimated his opponent. – Ten months into the war, it is dangerous and criminal to regard the enemy as an idiot who sees nothing, says Andrej Medvedev. He is deputy chairman of the Moscow City Council and his statement is reproduced by the Reuters news agency. Criticism of Russia’s military leadership is increasing in the Russian parliament. Photo: AP But criticism is now also coming in the Russian parliament. Grigorij Karasin is a former deputy foreign minister and current member of parliament. He requires “an accurate internal analysis”. Sergej Mironov is another prominent member of parliament. He demands that those who placed many soldiers in an unprotected building must be held accountable. The building in the center was attacked by the Ukrainian military on New Year’s Eve.Planet Labs PBC Disagreement about figures Russian authorities almost never release casualty figures. But this time they are probably so high that it is impossible to deny that the violent attack has taken place. In recent months, Russian military bloggers have had to criticize the defeats that the Russian army has suffered during the war. The bloggers point out that there has been an ammunition warehouse either in or right next to the building where the soldiers stayed. This should also have exploded when the Ukrainian rockets hit. The bloggers also confirm that there will be “a significant number of killed and wounded”. But there is disagreement about how many there actually are. Warns of war of attrition Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy did not mention the attack in Makiivka in his daily briefing late last night. On the other hand, he commented on the Russian attack waves with rockets and drones in recent days. The president said that there could be many more such attacks. – They are probably betting on exhaustion. On exhausting our people, our air force, our energy, Zelenskyy said. But he stressed that Ukraine will do everything to ensure that “the terrorists do not succeed”. In a statement today, the Ukrainian General Staff says that the Russian army of occupation has also suffered heavy losses elsewhere. Shoots better Near the village of Chulanivka in Kherson county, around 500 Russian soldiers are said to have been killed or wounded in a rocket attack on the last day of last year. It is Ukrainska Pravda that reproduces this message. Ukraine has received more modern Himars missiles from the USA. Ukrainian authorities say they are more precise in the war against the Russian occupation forces. This last figure has not been commented on otherwise. The Ukrainian governor of the Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine says, according to Reuters, that the Ukrainian forces have become more accurate. – The Russian forces have been used to having a clear advantage when it comes to artillery and grenades. Now we have become the same, and our artillerymen shoot better and hit more ammunition depots and military barracks. At the same time, we are firing fewer shots, says Governor Serhij Haidai to Ukrainian TV.
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