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| Kramatorsk: Russian missile strike hits restaurants in Ukrainian city | Kramatorsk: Russian missile strike hits restaurants in Ukrainian city |
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| Ukraine's government shared a photo showing the aftermath of a Russian missile attack on Kramatorsk | Ukraine's government shared a photo showing the aftermath of a Russian missile attack on Kramatorsk |
| At least two people have been killed and 22 injured after a Russian missile strike in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, Ukrainian officials say. | |
| A restaurant and shopping area in the city centre have been damaged following Tuesday's strike, Ukraine's interior ministry said. | A restaurant and shopping area in the city centre have been damaged following Tuesday's strike, Ukraine's interior ministry said. |
| People may be trapped under rubble and debris analysis is ongoing, it added. | People may be trapped under rubble and debris analysis is ongoing, it added. |
| It comes as President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine's counter-offensive was advancing on all fronts. | It comes as President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine's counter-offensive was advancing on all fronts. |
| Kramatorsk is under Ukrainian control, but close to the Russian-occupied parts of the eastern Donetsk region. | |
| A rescue operation is currently under way in the city centre, with security agencies assisting emergency services at the scene and evacuating victims. | A rescue operation is currently under way in the city centre, with security agencies assisting emergency services at the scene and evacuating victims. |
| Local authorities say the area had a high concentration of civilians when the missiles hit. | Local authorities say the area had a high concentration of civilians when the missiles hit. |
| A child is reportedly among those injured as a result of the attack. | |
| "Just half an hour ago, two missiles struck the city of Kramatorsk," regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko told Ukrainian television on Tuesday evening. | "Just half an hour ago, two missiles struck the city of Kramatorsk," regional governor Pavlo Kyrylenko told Ukrainian television on Tuesday evening. |
| "This is the city centre. These were public eating places crowded with civilians." | "This is the city centre. These were public eating places crowded with civilians." |
| The popular Ria Lounge restaurant was reportedly the establishment which was hit during the strike, according to a Belgian freelance journalist who was there moments before. | |
| Arnaud De Becker told the BBC the scene is chaotic. | |
| "I saw dead people, people screaming, people crying, huge chaos," he said. | |
| "And there's still people underneath the rubble because it's a big restaurant." | |
| Russian forces have also targeted a nearby village, Kramatorsk city council said. | Russian forces have also targeted a nearby village, Kramatorsk city council said. |
| Kramatorsk has been hit by shelling from Russian forces multiple times since the start of the invasion last February - including in April 2022 when more than 50 people died following a missile strike on the city's railway station. | |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Russia-Ukraine war | Russia-Ukraine war |
| Ukraine | Ukraine |