<span style="color: #222222;">Russia has said more than 60 of its soldiers were killed in a Ukrainian strike on Russian-controlled territory in a New Year assault. The strike took place in the city of Makiivka in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine on New Year's Eve. It is the highest number of deaths acknowledged by Moscow in a single incident since the conflict began last year.<br />''<br />''In a rare announcement, the Russian Defence Ministry said, 63 Russian servicemen were killed as a result of a strike by four missiles in Makiivka. The Ministry said, US-supplied Himars rocket systems had been used and the target was a temporary deployment point.<br />''<br />''The General staff of Ukraine's armed forces said in a statement that its forces were behind the strikes on Makiivka.<br />''<br />''Earlier in the day, the strategic communications department of Ukraine's armed forces said nearly 400 Russian troops were killed in Makiivka. The general staff, which usually communicates on such incidents, did not confirm the figure and said the human "losses" were still being established.</span><br />