Russia says it has killed more than 600 Ukrainian soldiers in a missile strike. The Ministry of Defense in Moscow announced today that it was an attack on two buildings in Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine.
In one of the buildings were housed more than 700 Ukrainian soldiers and in the other more than 600. The Ukrainian side has not yet commented on this information.
However, the mayor of Kramatorsk had previously stated that no one was killed in an attack on several buildings in the city.
Portal: No evidence of big losses
According to eyewitnesses from the Portal news agency, there was no indication of heavy Ukrainian losses at the scene. There was damage but there were no destroyed buildings or signs of death, a Portal news agency official said.
Portal reporters were able to inspect two dormitories which, according to Russian sources, were temporarily occupied by Ukrainian soldiers overnight. None appeared to have been hit directly or seriously damaged.
There were no signs at the site that soldiers had lived there, and none that indicated dead bodies. There were also no traces of blood. One dorm’s windows were shattered and a large crater was visible in the backyard. The other Russian-named building was completely intact. But there was a crater about 50 meters away near some garages.