💥 Attack

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.

Makiivka, Donetsk Oblast
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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

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: uncertain

Mariupol city officials estimated 25,000-75,000 civilians were killed during the siege and bombardment

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Russia's defense ministry acknowledged 63 troops died in the attack

Kyiv Post → Source tone: uncertain

Ukraine claims approximately 400 troops were killed in the attack

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:36.937Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-january-2-2023