Russians launch rocket strike on Kramatorsk: 2 civilians killed, 5 injured
IRYNA BALACHUK – FRIDAY, 29 JULY 2022, 17:31
On the morning of 29 July, Russian occupiers struck the city of Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast with a rocket, killing two civilians and injuring another five.
Source: Oleksandr Honcharenko, the Mayor of Kramatorsk, on Facebook; Pavlo Kyrylenko, Head of Donetsk Oblast Military Administration on Telegram; State Emergency Service of Ukraine on Telegram and on Facebook
Quote by Honcharenko: "Missile strike on Kramatorsk. Serious damage to homes in the residential neighbourhood of the village of Bilenke."
Quote by Kyrylenko: "Currently, we know that one person has been killed and five have been injured. Two private homes are completely destroyed, another 21 are damaged."
Details: The SES has later reported that as of 17:30, two civilians are known to have been killed in the Russian attack. The rescuers found the body of a second man who was killed while clearing away the rubble.
According to the State Emergency Service, several cars also caught fire as a result of the attack.
Two of the five people who sustained injuries in the attack are emergency services workers.
As of 17:30, rescue operation at the site of the destroyed building has been completed.
Kyrylenko urged the residents of Kramatorsk to evacuate because it is currently dangerous to remain in Donetsk Oblast.
Background:
- On 21 July, Russian troops destroyed schools in Kramatorsk and Kostiantynivka and shelled the industrial area of Kramatorsk and the central part of Bakhmut.
- On 22 July, the bodies of three people were found under the rubble in Kramatorsk.
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