Russian reprisal in Kramatorsk, in Donetsk , where Moscow's troops launched a series of raids to respond to "the Kiev regime's criminal attack on Makiivka", where at least 89 Russian soldiers were killed on New Year's Eve.

"Our armed forces - says the Russian Defense Ministry - killed more than 600 Ukrainian soldiers in a massive missile attack on temporary bases in Kramatorsk ".

«Russian intelligence - explains ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov - reliably detected and confirmed through various independent channels some temporary bases of Ukrainian military in Kramatorsk and responded to an illicit attack by the Kiev regime on a temporary Russian military base in the settlement of Makiivka».

In the massive missile attack, the spokesman added, "more than 600 Ukrainian soldiers were killed". If the numbers are confirmed, it would be the largest loss for Ukrainians in a single attack since the war broke out .

But Kiev denies and dismisses the Russian claim as "nonsense" . This was stated to CNN by Serhii Cherevatyi, a spokesman for the Kiev armed forces in the eastern sector.

(Unioneonline/L)

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