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Russian forces strike Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast: apartment block severely damaged, fire breaks out – photos

Friday, 3 January 2025, 12:11
Russian forces strike Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast: apartment block severely damaged, fire breaks out – photos
A Ukrainian firefighter extinguishing a fire. Stock photo: Ukraine's State Emergency Service

Russian forces bombarded the city of Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast on the night of 2-3 January, striking a 4-storey apartment block.

Source: Ukraine's State Emergency Service (SES); Donetsk Oblast Military Administration

Details: The attack destroyed a section of the apartment block from the third to the first floor and sparked a fire.

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Ukrainian emergency workers in action.
Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Emergency workers promptly evacuated five residents from an adjacent section and extinguished the fire, which covered an area of 370 square metres.

 
Ukrainian emergency workers in action.
Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Emergency efforts have been completed. No casualties occurred as a result of the attack.

Background: Vadym Filashkin, Head of the Donetsk Oblast Military Administration, reported that Russian forces launched 10 attacks on settlements in Donetsk Oblast within 24 hours. A total of 167 people, including 16 children, were evacuated from frontline areas.

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