Ukraine missile strike on Russian-held city of Makiivka kills scores of troops

Moscow says 63 of its soldiers died in attack on school building used as barracks amid claims death toll could be higher

A New Year’s Day attack on a complex in the Russian-controlled Ukrainian city of Makiivka has killed scores of recently mobilised troops sent by Moscow, in what could be one of the deadliest known incidents involving Russian conscripts so far.

Russia’s defence ministry on Monday said that 63 Russian soldiers died when Ukraine hit “a temporary deployment facility” with four US-supplied Himars missiles.