Ukrainian forces conducted a precision HIMARS strike on a Russian manpower and military equipment concentration point at Vocational School No. 19 in Makiivka, fewer than 13km east of the frontline.
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Strike destroyed up to 10 pieces of equipment
Strike killed 400 mobilized personnel and injured 300
Strike killed 63 Russian servicemen
Approximately 600 servicemen of a mobilization regiment were in the school building
Death count was about 110 with over 100 wounded
Russian forces stored ammunition in the school's basement
Mariupol city officials estimated 25,000-75,000 civilians were killed during the siege and bombardment
Russia's defense ministry acknowledged 63 troops died in the attack
Ukraine claims approximately 400 troops were killed in the attack
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