Russia blames use of mobile phones for deadly Makiivka attack; Ukraine preparing for new offensives
Moscow thought it would emerge from the Ukraine invasion with a bigger role on the global stage. But it's growing more isolated and looks likely to face a long-term economic decline. CNBC's Ted Kemp reports.Soldiers of the 59th brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces fire grad missiles on Russian positions in Russia-occupied Donbas region on December 30, 2022 in Donetsk, Ukraine. Russia has tried to expand its control there since it invaded Ukraine.
TV footage showed a huge building reduced to rubble as cranes and bulldozers picked through concrete debris lying several feet deep. "I haven't slept for three days, Samara hasn't slept. We are constantly in touch with the wives of our guys. It's very hard and scary. But we can't be broken. Grief unites ... We will not forgive, and, definitely, victory will be ours," RIA quoted Yekaterina Kolotovkina, a representative of a women's council at an army unit, as telling one of the rallies.
It was one of the deadliest attacks on the Kremlin's forces since the war began more than 10 months ago and an embarrassment that stirred renewed criticism inside Russia of the way the war is being conducted.
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