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The Makiivka surrender incident happened during the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 in the village of Makiivka, Luhansk Oblast. Videos depicted what appeared to be at least ten Russian soldiers surrendering to four Ukrainian soldiers in Makiivka. [1] Russian soldiers exited an outhouse one by one and laid facedown on the ground. [1]
Ukrainian state television aired a report claiming that Sudzha was under Ukrainian control and showing Ukrainian soldiers removing the Russian flag from an official building. [128] Ukrainian forces were also shown delivering humanitarian aid to civilians in the town. [129] However, Apti Alaudinov claimed that fighting in the town was ongoing. [130]
[5] [6] Ukrainian officials claimed that the attack killed 400 Russian troops, while Russian officials initially confirmed that 63 troops were killed, [7] [8] but raised the death toll to 89 two days later. [1] The attack was carried out using HIMARS rockets, and resulted in the destruction of the building and nearby military equipment. [7]
Ukrainian military analyst Yuri Butusov said the city of Kherson was within range of Ukrainian artillery and the closest Ukrainian reconnaissance patrols were less than 18 km (11 miles) from the city.
The commander of the last remaining Ukrainian troops holding the besieged city of Mariupol has appealed for help as Russian forces advance.
A New York Times report in August cited U.S. officials as putting the Ukrainian death toll at close to 70,000. The same report said as many as 120,000 Russian troops had died during the war.
In August 2023, The New York Times quoted unnamed U.S. officials as saying that up to 70,000 Ukrainian troops had been killed and 100,000 to 120,000 wounded. [92] [93] [94] However, a new estimate by a U.S. official in October 2024, put the number of Ukrainian casualties at more than 57,500 killed and 250,000 wounded. [95]
A Ukrainian civic group said it has confirmed the deaths of nearly 25,000 Ukrainian soldiers since Russia’s February 2022 invasion by using open sources, and puts the total toll at more than 30,000.