Russian President Vladimir Putin, during his meeting with the governor of Samara region Dmitry Azarov, said that the whole country is worried about the soldiers killed as a result of the MLRS attack in Makeevka on January 1. TASS.
Azarov noted that this tragedy was a heavy blow and a test for the region. In the first minutes of 2023, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked the temporary stationing point of one of the military units of the Russian Armed Forces in Makeyevka. The Defense Ministry said 89 soldiers were killed as a result of the shelling.
Russian air defense intercepted four missiles, but two shells with a high-explosive fragmentation charge hit the building where the soldiers were located. The building collapsed as a result of the explosion.
Alexei Vdovin, former military commissar of the Samara region announcedData on casualties in Makiivka will not be published due to the risk of personal data disclosure and the threat of “foreign intelligence”.