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
A Russian S-300 missile destroyed the Lyman City Police Department building, injuring one officer.
The injured policeman is receiving medical attention for moderate injuries.
The fiercest battle along the front line is now in Bakhmut, as Russian troops relentlessly try to capture the city.
Russia's defense ministry acknowledged 63 troops died in the attack
Ukraine claims approximately 400 troops were killed in the attack
AFU hit a location with mobilized Russians in Makiivka using HIMARS on New Year's Eve.
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