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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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| Watch: Shock and destruction after Russian missiles hit restaurants | |
| Watch: Shock and destruction after Russian missiles hit restaurants | |
| Two Russian missiles have hit the centre of Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine, killing 2 people and injuring 22, Ukrainian officials say. | |
| A restaurant and shopping area were hit in Tuesday's strike on the city, which is under Ukrainian control but close to Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine. | |
| People may be trapped under the rubble and a rescue operation is under way. | |
| An eyewitness told the BBC he saw "dead people, people screaming, people crying, huge chaos". | |
| Belgian freelance journalist Arnaud De Becker - who was at the restaurant minutes before the attack - told BBC Newshour he was at the popular Ria Lounge restaurant just minutes before it was hit. | |
| "There's still people underneath the rubble because it's a big restaurant," he said. | |
| "Now I can hear people screaming underneath the rubble as rescuers are trying to save them." | |
| He estimated up to 80 staff members and customers were on the restaurant premises at the time of the strike, so feared the casualty number could be "severe". | |
| 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 and a child is said to be 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." |
| 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. | 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. |
| Tuesday's missile strike comes as President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine's counter-offensive was advancing on all fronts. | |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Russia-Ukraine war | Russia-Ukraine war |
| Ukraine | Ukraine |