Russia blames soldiers for their own deaths, pro-Russian blogger expresses doubt

Minutes after the arrival of the new year, Ukrainian soldiers fired six HIMARS rockets at a building which was serving as a barracks/ammo dump for a large group of Russian soldiers. The missiles apparently set off the ammo and the entire building was destroyed along with a large number of the recently mobilized soldiers. Initially Russia claimed that 63 had been killed but yesterday updated that figure to 89 killed. Ukraine initially claimed as many as 400 were killed but has since said that figure is “being clarified.”Read More