“On 31 December 2022, Ukraine struck a school building in the Russian-held town of Makiyivka near Donetsk city, which Russia had almost certainly taken over for military use,” says information on press service of Ministry of Defense of UK, APA reports.
“The building was completely destroyed and, as the Russian MoD confirmed, 89 Russian personnel were killed.
Given the extent of the damage, there is a realistic possibility that ammunition was being stored near to troop accommodation, which detonated during the strike creating secondary explosions.
The building was only 12.5km from the Avdiivka sector of front line, one of the most intensely contested areas of the conflict.
The Russian military has a record of unsafe ammunition storage from well before the current war, but this incident highlights how unprofessional practices contribute to Russia’s high casualty rate,” says the information.
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