The balance sheet is getting heavier. The Ukrainian strike on Makiivka on New Year’s Eve left 89 dead, Russia announced on Wednesday January 4. The number of victims, initially estimated at 63 by Moscow, is corrected after the discovery of new bodies in the ruins of a building, targeted by a Ukrainian strike on the night of January 1, said Russian general Sergey Sevryukov in a message video released by the Russian Defense Ministry. This is the heaviest toll admitted by Moscow during a Ukrainian attack since the start of the offensive in February. Follow our live.
The use of laptops by the Russian soldiers in question. “A commission is currently investigating the circumstances” of the attack, explained General Sergey Sevryukov. “But it is already clear that the main cause (…) is the ignition and massive use by personnel of mobile phones within range of enemy weapons, contrary to the prohibition”which would have made it possible to geolocate the troops.
Ukraine and the EU are planning a summit on February 3. Volodymyr Zelensky announced the holding of a summit between Ukraine and the European Union on February 3 in kyiv. The office of the Ukrainian president specifies in its press release that this meeting will aim to discuss financial and military support from Europe. The Ukrainian President has already discussed the details of this high-level meeting with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
Air attacks could last, according to Volodymyr Zelensky. “Only two days have passed since the beginning of the year and the number of Iranian drones shot down over Ukraine is already over 80the Ukrainian president explained in his last video message on Tuesday. This number may increase in the near future. Because these weeks the nights can be quite rough.”