At least three people were killed and 42 wounded on Tuesday in a Russian rocket attack that hit a popular restaurant in the center of Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine, authorities said.
“The bodies of three deceased people, including a minor born in 2008, have been removed from the rubble. Among the injured is a child born in 2022,” the Ministry of the Interior enabled on Telegram.
The Emergency Situations service of Ukraine published on Telegram that 42 people were injured in the attack that destroyed the Ria Pizza restaurant, an establishment frequented by journalists and the military.
According to Ukrainian police, Russia fired two S-300 surface-to-air rockets.
An AFP journalist saw significant use of ambulances, police and military, as well as numerous residents gathered in front of the bombed restaurant.
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⚡️Russian missile attack destroys popular restaurant in Kramatorsk, killing 3, injuring 25.
The head of the president’s office, Andriy Yermak, said at least three people were killed by a Russian missile attack on June 27 in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast.
Video: Andriy Yermak / Telegram pic.twitter.com/mMWpes1UUr
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) June 27, 2023
A dusty cook, Roslan, 32, points out that at the time of the attack “there were quite a few people” in the restaurant and pointing to himself, he added: “I was lucky.”
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A woman, Natalia, recounted crying that her 23-year-old brother Nikita was in the pizza preparation area and that the rescuers “cannot get him” out of the rubble.
Kramatorsk, a city of 150,000 before the war, It is the last major urban center under Ukrainian control in the east of the country. and is about 30 km from the front line.
At least three people – including a child – have been killed in attacks on Kramatorsk and a neighboring town, Ukrainian authorities say. pic.twitter.com/ZT1g14QnsX
— CNN in Spanish (@CNNEE) June 27, 2023
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