russia has made a rare acknowledgement that 63 of its soldiers were killed in a new year s eve attack by ukrainian forces. the strikes were carried out with himars rockets supplied by the us and destroyed a former school in the donetsk region, where the soldiers are said to have been temporarily deployed. several russian politicians have said commanders must be held to account for allowing such a large number of troops to be concentrated in an unprotected area. in ukraine, the country s armed forces say the strike killed hundreds of russian soldiers, as our correspondent in kyiv, hugo bachega reports. in a town in eastern ukraine, rubble and many questions. this used to be a school, apparently turned into a base for russian soldiers. at around midnight on new year s eve, ukraine struck. how many were killed remains unclear. in moscow, the army claimed the attack was carried out was also a rare admission of casualties. translation: as a result | of the strike by four rockets
hello and welcome. damar hamlin, an american football player for the buffalo bills, is in a critical condition in hospital after collapsing on the field. the incident happened in the game between his team and the cincinnati bengals. he was given cpr on the field but taken away in an ambulance. nick hamilton is a reporter and host at nitecast media and sirius xm broadcasting company. he was watching the game. what did you see happen? one of the most bizarre things you can see. first and foremost let me say my condolences to damar hamlin and his family. when you see something like that you hope he would get back up. you see please injured before and they give us the thumbs up or pop up on the sideline but it was really bizarre. it was a tax hit. hejumped back up stop approximately 5 10 seconds later he collapsed on the field and immediately alerted the medical staff of the internet it bangles and buffalo bills to render aid to him. i spoke to a couple of people who happen to be
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