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Sami Quadri

Up to 300 Russian soldiers killed or missing after Ukraine New Year’s Day strike, MoD says

The scene of the strike

(Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

A missile strike on Russian forces at Makiivka that Moscow claimed had killed 89 people was “highly likely” to have had more than 300 casualties, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Saturday morning.

The case highlighted “the pervasive presence of disinformation in Russian public announcements”, the ministry said in its latest intelligence update.

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