Ukrainian General Staff says 500 Russian troops were killed in New Year's Eve strike in Kherson region

On December 31, the Ukrainian military launched a strike on Russian forces in Chulakivka, a Russian-occupied village in the country’s Kherson region, the Ukrainian General Staff reported on Tuesday. Approximately 500 Russian soldiers were reportedly killed or injured as a result of the attack.

In addition, the agency reported, Ukraine launched a strike on Russian troops in Fedorivka, another village in the Kherson region, on January 1. The number of casualties from that attack is currently unclear.

Meduza cannot always promptly verify or refute claims made by officials during wartime