Russia’s strike in Kramatorsk killed 8 children – Report

Three children were among the dead, with another child wounded, after the Russian strike on a pizzeria in Kramatorsk, according to Ukraine’s regional governor of Donetsk, who warned the figure may still rise.

In a message posted to Telegram, Pavlo Kyrylenko said:

Eight dead and 44 injured – these are the preliminary consequences of yesterday’s attack on Kramatorsk. Three children were among the dead, one child was among the wounded.

The Russians struck with two missiles – one aimed at a private enterprise, the second at a pizzeria.

The impact completely destroyed the building of the pizzeria, damaged 18 high-rise buildings, 65 private houses, five schools, two kindergartens, a shopping centre, a hotel, an administrative building and a recreational facility.

The final figures for victims and destruction may still change.

A man reacts as rescuers and volunteers work to rescue people from under the rubble after a missile strike hit a restaurant in Kramatorsk. Photograph: Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images

The claims have not been independently verified. Donetsk is one of the regions of Ukraine that the Russian Federation claimed to annex last year.