The main cause of the tragedy in Makeyevka, where 89 Russian soldiers killed, mass use of mobiles

The main cause of the tragedy in Makeevka, where 89 Russian soldiers were killed, was the mass use of mobile phones by military personnel within the reach of enemy weapons.

The corresponding statement was made by the First Deputy Chief of the Main Military-Political Directorate of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Sergei Sevryukov.

According to him, on January 1, at 00:01 Moscow time (21:01 December 31 GMT), Ukrainian artillery fired six HIMARS rockets at a temporary deployment point of a Russian military unit in the area of Makiivka, two rockets were intercepted by air defense.

Four rockets hit the building where Russian servicemen were stationed.

"The detonation of the HIMARS warheads caused the building's structures to collapse," Lt. Gen. Sevryukov said.

"Immediately after the tragedy, the command and officers of this military unit, junior commanders and servicemen of other units took all available measures to rescue those wounded. First aid was provided, the wounded were evacuated to medical facilities. Unfortunately, during the clearing of the rubble of reinforced concrete structures, the number of our comrades who died rose to 89," he said.

Lt. Gen. Servryukov said deputy regiment commander Lt. Col. Bachurin was among those killed.
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*2. Russian troops destroyed the launcher of the HIMARS rocket system, from which Ukrainian troops hit the city of Makiivka in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) on January 1, by return fire.*

"The MLRS launcher, from which the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired at Makiivka, was destroyed by return fire.

Also, missile and air strikes on military equipment concentration sites in the area of the Druzhkivka railway station in the DPR destroyed four more HIMARS... launchers, four RM-70 Vampire MLRS combat vehicles, more than 800 projectiles for them, eight vehicles, as well as over 200 Ukrainian nationalists and foreign mercenaries," Lt. Gen. Sevryukov said.
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