Russian attack on Ukraine's Kramatorsk kills 10 people including 3 children UPDATED
The number of people killed by the Russians in Kramatorsk on the evening of 27 June has increased to 10, including three children, and 61 people were wounded.
"10 killed and 61 wounded in Russian attack on Kramatorsk. The police continue to work at the scene of the attack. As of 11:30, three children were killed and one wounded,"the National Police of Ukraine said, Ukrainska Pravda reports.
Among the dead are a 17-year-old girl and two 14-year-old sisters. An eight-month-old baby was injured, but his life is now no longer in danger.
Bomb disposal experts, investigators, forensic experts, operatives, paramedics and patrol policemen are working at the scene.
On the evening of 27 June, Russian invaders attacked Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, hitting a food establishment.
Prosecutor General Andrii Kostin said that Russian occupiers fired Iskander missiles on 27 June.
Counterintelligence from the Security Service of Ukraine has arrrested a Russian secret service agent who adjusted the fire for the Russian missile attack on a cafe in the centre of Kramatorsk on 27 June.
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On the evening of June 27, Russian troops launched a missile attack on Kramatorsk.
The S-300 anti-aircraft missile system was involved in the attack. The blow was delivered to a cafe in the city center, where there were many visitors, as well as to the private sector in the village of Bilen'ke.
As a result of the shelling, eight people were killed, including three children. The rubble is being cleared, and there may still be civilians left under the rubble, RBC-Ukraine reports with reference to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The statement says that such data emerged after night work on the rubble in Kramatorsk.
“As of 7:00 am, 8 dead are known, including three children. Another 56 people were injured,” the ministry said.
The department clarified that all specialized services are involved in the work: rescuers, psychologists, police paramedics, explosives experts, investigators and forensic specialists.
“There may still be people under the rubble. So the work continues,” the publication says.