Russia upgrades death toll in Makiivka strike to 89, as France offers to send Ukraine more tanks

Even Russian commentators have said the death toll may be far higher than the 89 Russia has reported.

THE DEATH TOLL for Russian fighters who died in an airstrike in a Ukrainian city is the highest reported by the Russian military in a single strike since its troops invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

The deadly strike came after months of discontent within Russia towards the military following a series of battlefield defeats and a hugely unpopular mobilisation drive. In a video, Lieutenant General Sergei Sevryukov said the tragedy had likely taken place because Russian troops had used cell phones, giving away their location to Ukrainian forces.

Putin has not yet commented on the strike, which came shortly after a New Year address in which he hailed Moscow’s “heroes” fighting in Ukraine. The influential head of state television channel RT, Margarita Simonyan, welcomed the army’s promise that officials “will be held accountable”.

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