A Russian missile destroyed a Ukrainian residential building; 3 dead, police say
February 1 (Reuters) – Russia rocket on Wednesday night of Ukraine destroyed a residential building in the eastern city of Kramatorsk and injured 7 others, resulting in the death of at least 3 people, 20 one person was injured, regional the police said.
Although local authorities initially reported that Russia fired the rocket, the police later, at 21:45 local time (GMT 1945), he said that the “Iskander-K” tactical missile was shot down.
“At least eight residential buildings were damaged. One of them is completely destroyed”, – the police Facebookwrote in People may be buried under the rubble.”
Last month Russia at least 44 people as a result of its rocket hitting a residential building in the eastern city of Dnieper perished has been
President Vladimir Zelensky “This is not a repeat of the past, this is the daily reality of our country – a country with absolute evil on its borders,” he wrote on the Telegram messaging app.
Zelensky wrote in a separate tweet:Russia the only way to stop terrorism way is to defeat him. With tanks. Fighter planes. Long-range missiles”.
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Last week, the battle tanks provided the promises Ukraine He wants his allies to provide fighters and missiles.
The governor of the region, Pavlo Kyrylenko, released a photo showing the heavily damaged four-story building in Kramatorsk.
Free Europe of the radio Ukraine publication on the ruins snow published a short video showing rescuers working under floodlights while it was raining.
Ukraine Russia accuses its forces of shelling civilian infrastructure, a charge Moscow routinely denies.
Past April month Ukraine Russia reported that 57 people were killed as a result of its missile falling on the train station in Kramatorsk. Moscow denied responsibility, stating that the missile belonged to Ukraine.
Reporting by David Ljunggren and Ron Popeski; Edited by Sandra Maler and Grant McCool
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2023-02-02 04:30:17
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