Deadly Aftermath Of Russian Missile Strike On Kramatorsk In Ukraine
A Russian missile struck a restaurant and shopping center in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk on June 27, killing at least 10 people and wounding 61, emergency services said, as rescue crews continue to search through the rubble for casualties.
![Rescue workers and volunteers worked through the night to pull people out of a restaurant and shopping center that were targeted by Russian missiles on June 27. Reuters is reporting at at least 10 people were killed and 61 wounded as search and rescue operations continue.](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0a00-0242-036f-08db774a3010_cx0_cy12_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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Rescue workers and volunteers worked through the night to pull people out of a restaurant and shopping center that were targeted by Russian missiles on June 27.
Reuters is reporting at at least 10 people were killed and 61 wounded as search and rescue operations continue.
Reuters is reporting at at least 10 people were killed and 61 wounded as search and rescue operations continue.
![A man comforts a woman at the site of the building heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike in Kramatorsk. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0a00-0242-f881-08db779a7409_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man comforts a woman at the site of the building heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike in Kramatorsk.
![Rescuers and volunteers work to save people from under the rubble following the missile attack. Kramatorsk has been a frequent target of Russian attacks, including a strike on the city's railway station in April 2022 that killed 63 people.](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0a00-0242-a5f6-08db779b253f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Rescuers and volunteers work to save people from under the rubble following the missile attack.
Kramatorsk has been a frequent target of Russian attacks, including a strike on the city's railway station in April 2022 that killed 63 people.
Kramatorsk has been a frequent target of Russian attacks, including a strike on the city's railway station in April 2022 that killed 63 people.
![Rescuers and volunteers carry a woman rescued from the rubble. The head of the Donetsk military administration, Pavlo Kyrylenko, told Ukrainian television that missiles struck when the area was crowded with civilians.](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0a00-0242-1c82-08db779a7378_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Rescuers and volunteers carry a woman rescued from the rubble.
The head of the Donetsk military administration, Pavlo Kyrylenko, told Ukrainian television that missiles struck when the area was crowded with civilians.
The head of the Donetsk military administration, Pavlo Kyrylenko, told Ukrainian television that missiles struck when the area was crowded with civilians.
![A view of the search and rescue operations.](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0a00-0242-f59c-08db774a302c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A view of the search and rescue operations.
![Rescues and volunteers wort at the site of the restaurant and shopping center that was hit during the missile attack. Russia denies targeting civilian sites in what it has described as a "special military operation" since launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. ](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0a00-0242-ffbc-08db779a6d5d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Rescues and volunteers wort at the site of the restaurant and shopping center that was hit during the missile attack.
Russia denies targeting civilian sites in what it has described as a "special military operation" since launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Russia denies targeting civilian sites in what it has described as a "special military operation" since launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
![An injured man reacts at the site of the strike.](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0a00-0242-a4c1-08db779a6d53_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An injured man reacts at the site of the strike.
![Volunteers help to free a person from debris at the site of the shattered building.](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0a00-0242-cb46-08db779a6697_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Volunteers help to free a person from debris at the site of the shattered building.
![Volunteers carry an injured person.](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0a00-0242-788c-08db779a73df_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Volunteers carry an injured person.
![A view of the heavily damaged restaurant and shopping center in Kramatorsk. Search and rescue operations continue.](https://gdb.rferl.org/01000000-0aff-0242-4983-08db774a3025_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A view of the heavily damaged restaurant and shopping center in Kramatorsk. Search and rescue operations continue.