Kramatorsk was hit eight times in 26 minutes
Russian forces launched a series of strikes on the city of Kramatorsk and the nearby settlement of Belenkoye in Ukraine's Donetsk region on the evening of August 13. According to initial reports, one person was killed and 15 others were injured in the attack.
Kramatorsk was hit eight times in 26 minutes.
According to Vadim Filashkin, the head of the Donetsk regional military administration, a total of eight strikes were made on the settlements of Kramatorsk and Belenkoye between 8:30 p.m. and 8:56 p.m. on August 13. According to preliminary information, aerial bombs were used in the attacks.
In Kramatorsk, one of the strikes fell in a residential area, damaging an apartment building. Information about other damage is being clarified.
News agencies have published videos from the scene of the incident. The footage shows part of a nine-story building collapsing and a fire starting. According to the agency, people may be trapped under the rubble.
So far, one person has been reported dead and 15 injured as a result of the attack.
Kramatorsk, located close to the front line, has been under regular airstrikes in recent days.
On the morning of July 31, Russian troops dropped four aerial bombs on the city. According to Ukrainian officials, one person was killed and 11 were injured in that attack. According to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, the total area of the fires that broke out after the strikes reached 685 square meters.
The day before, Kramatorsk was reported to have been hit by five aerial bombs. One of the bombs fell on a multi-storey residential building, causing a fire. As a result, six people were injured.
On the night of July 20, residential areas of Kramatorsk were shelled six times. According to Ukrainian sources, one person was killed and several others were injured in that attack.