War in Ukraine: Russian strike on a hotel in the middle of the night, two journalists injured, one missing
|Une frappe russe a touché un hôtel de Kramatorsk, dans l'est de l'Ukraine, dont une vue de la ville est représentée sur l'image (photo d'illustration). google street view
Two journalists were injured and a third disappeared under the rubble after a Russian strike on a hotel in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, on the night of Saturday to Sunday, August 25, 2024, regional authorities announced.
"A hotel was targeted in the city. “Two people are currently injured and one person is under the rubble,” Donetsk region head Vadym Filashkin wrote on Telegram.
“The three victims are journalists, citizens of Ukraine, the United States and the United Kingdom,” he added, without specifying which ones are injured or which one is missing.
Rescue operations underway
The attack, which damaged the hotel and a nearby building, took place "in the middle of the night", Mr. Filachkin continued. “Police and emergency workers are working at the scene. “The rubble is being cleared and rescue operations are underway,” he added.
< p>The last major city in Donbass under Ukrainian control, Kramatorsk is located about twenty kilometers west of the front line.
Since Since the start of the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the city, which had a population of around 150,000 before the war, has been the target of repeated attacks by the Russian forces.
In April 2022, the railway station of Kramatorsk had been the target of a bombing that left more than 60 dead.