{"id":2938,"date":"2023-01-08T14:55:22","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T14:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=2938"},"modified":"2023-03-23T18:36:28","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T18:36:28","slug":"russia-claims-hundreds-of-ukrainian-soldiers-killed-in-missile-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/analysis\/defense\/war\/russia-claims-hundreds-of-ukrainian-soldiers-killed-in-missile-strike\/2023\/01\/08\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia claims hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers killed in missile strike"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n<\/span>(Reuters)<\/span> Jan,8–<\/span> More<\/span> than<\/span> 600<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> soldiers<\/span> have<\/span> been<\/span> killed<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> massive<\/span> rocket<\/span> attack<\/span> on<\/span> two<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> military<\/span> temporary<\/span> camps<\/span> in<\/span> eastern<\/span> Ukraine,<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> defense<\/span> ministry<\/span> said<\/span> on<\/span> Thursday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Reuters<\/span> was<\/span> unable<\/span> to<\/span> immediately<\/span> confirm<\/span> the<\/span> Pentagon’s<\/span> claims.<\/span> There<\/span> was<\/span> no<\/span> immediate<\/span> comment<\/span> on<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> allegations<\/span> from<\/span> Ukraine,<\/span> but<\/span> the<\/span> mayor<\/span> of<\/span> Kramatorsk,<\/span> a<\/span> city<\/span> in<\/span> eastern<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> that<\/span> Russia<\/span> has<\/span> attacked,<\/span> said<\/span> earlier<\/span> Sunday<\/span> that<\/span> no<\/span> one<\/span> had<\/span> died<\/span> in<\/span> attacks<\/span> on<\/span> various<\/span> buildings<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> city.<\/span> He<\/span> said<\/span> on<\/span> Facebook<\/span> that<\/span> he<\/span> did<\/span> not.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> Russian<\/span> Defense<\/span> Ministry<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> attack<\/span> on<\/span> buildings<\/span> in<\/span> Kramatorsk<\/span> was<\/span> in<\/span> retaliation<\/span> for<\/span> a<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> attack<\/span> on<\/span> Russian<\/span> barracks<\/span> in<\/span> Makyovka,<\/span> part<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Moscow-armed<\/span> Donetsk<\/span> region<\/span> earlier<\/span> this<\/span> year,<\/span> that<\/span> killed<\/span> at<\/span> least<\/span> 89<\/span> soldiers.<\/span> .<\/span>
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\n<\/span>In<\/span> a<\/span> statement,<\/span> the<\/span> ministry<\/span> said<\/span> it<\/span> targeted<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> forces<\/span> using<\/span> so-called<\/span> trusted<\/span> intelligence<\/span> services.<\/span> One<\/span> hostel<\/span> housed<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> 700<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> soldiers,<\/span> while<\/span> another<\/span> housed<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> 600.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“More<\/span> than<\/span> 600<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> soldiers<\/span> have<\/span> been<\/span> killed<\/span> as<\/span> a<\/span> result<\/span> of<\/span> massive<\/span> rocket<\/span> attacks<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> temporary<\/span> bases<\/span> of<\/span> these<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> military<\/span> units,”<\/span> the<\/span> defense<\/span> ministry<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>If<\/span> true,<\/span> it<\/span> would<\/span> be<\/span> the<\/span> biggest<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> military<\/span> loss<\/span> since<\/span> Russia<\/span> invaded<\/span> on<\/span> February<\/span> 24<\/span> last<\/span> year.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Reuters) Jan,8– More than 600 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in a massive rocket attack on two Ukrainian military temporary camps in eastern Ukraine, Russia’s defense ministry said on Thursday. Reuters was unable to immediately confirm the Pentagon’s claims. There was no immediate comment on Russia’s allegations from Ukraine, but the mayor of Kramatorsk, a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2940,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[276,26,2480,2482],"tags":[76,77,132,154,170,174],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/S5JGYPO5FVO3TBDNC6P4LIVZSM.jpg","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2938"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2938"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2938\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2941,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2938\/revisions\/2941"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}