At Least Five Killed in Russian Strike on Ukraine’s Kramatorsk: Zelensky
Rescuers and medics are aiding victims after three high-explosive bombs hit the city center, damaging residential and administrative buildings, officials said.
- On Tuesday, May 5, Russia struck the centre of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region with three high-explosive bombs, killing at least five people and injuring 12, Ukrainian officials confirmed.
- Vadym Filashkin, head of the Regional Military Administration, reported the Russians targeted the city centre near the front line, damaging four administrative buildings and residential blocks.
- The Ministry of Internal Affairs clarified that "a fire broke out" covering 110 square meters, destroying eight passenger cars and an educational building while Rescuers freed residents from Apartment blocks.
- Emergency services and medics are on the ground providing assistance, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated, noting the attack occurred in the heart of the city where civilians were targeted.
- Rescue operations continue in the Donetsk region as authorities warn the death toll could rise following the strike near the front line, according to official reports.
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This attack, the last in a long series, illustrates the intensification of the Russian offensive in the Donbass. Between airstrikes, drones and increasing military pressure, the opening summer could decide the fate of the last Ukrainian strongholds in this region coveted by the Kremlin.
A Russian bombardment killed at least five people on Tuesday in the centre of Kramatorsk, the last major city under Kiev's control in the Ukrainian Donetsk region, said President Volodymyr Zelensky, fearing an even heavier impact. ...
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