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Russian bomb attack on Kramatorsk injures more than 20 people, damages buildings

Russian forces dropped two aerial bombs on the center of Kramatorsk in Donetsk Oblast, damaging residential and non-residential buildings and injuring more than 20 people, according to regional governor Vadym Filashkin.

Russian bomb attack on Kramatorsk injures more than 20 people, damages buildings

On Tuesday, Russian forces conducted a bomb attack on the center of Kramatorsk, an urban area located in Donetsk Oblast, resulting in injuries to over 20 individuals and significant damage to buildings. According to regional governor Vadym Filashkin, 24 people were injured as of 3:45 p.m., with 22 of them residing in the targeted residential apartment microdistrict.

The bombing caused damage to six multi-story apartment buildings, two educational institutions, a bank, a post office, four retail outlets, eight vehicles, and other infrastructure. Emergency services are currently on-site, and the full extent of the casualties and destruction is still being assessed.

Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne reported that the strike targeted a residential area, with an estimated 22 people being injured. Analysts from the OSINT project DeepState have noted that Russia is escalating its pressure on the Slovyansk-Kramatorsk region, intensifying massed shelling and drone strikes. They also stated that both Slovyansk and Kramatorsk remain under continuous attack, with guided aerial bombs, rocket artillery, Shahed drones, and FPV drones randomly targeting people and vehicles.

Analysts further claim that nighttime explosions, originating from enemy multiple rocket launch systems, are relentlessly turning the cities into ruins.

The United States military's DeepState project has posted these findings on their social media platforms, including Twitter, Facebook, and Google News.

Written by urgent.news from New Voice of Ukraine's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.

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