Images show large explosion in Russian-controlled Makiivka in Ukraine

07 July 2023
Images show large explosion in Russian-controlled Makiivka in Ukraine

Drone footage published on Telegram on July 5 shows a large explosion in eastern Ukrainian town of Makiivka, controlled by Russian forces. Russia claims that one person was killed and another 41 injured, including two children, in residential areas and a hospital complex as a result of a Ukrainian attack on the town. Ukraine's armed forces said they had destroyed a Russian "formation". The video, which appears to show the explosion detonating ammunition, was geolocated by AFP, although the author of the images could not be verified.