Daily Memo: Russia’s Response to Ukrainian Strike in Donetsk

Moscow claims that it killed hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers in retaliation for a massive New Year's strike.

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Strikes in Ukraine. Following a Moscow-declared cease-fire over Orthodox Christmas celebrations, Russia launched an airstrike on the eastern Ukrainian town of Kramatorsk in retaliation for a Ukrainian strike on Makiivka in Donetsk on New Year’s Eve. The Russian Defense Ministry said 89 Russian soldiers died in the Makiivka strike. There are no signs of casualties […]

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