On Kramatorsk’s Peace Square, a Russian airstrike takes down the building that outlasted Russia’s 2014 occupation
The city government building saw the city seized by Russia in 2014 and freed again, and now a Russian airstrike has destroyed it as the front draws closer.
On 31 October, a Russian airstrike struck the city executive committee building on Peace Square in Kramatorsk, Ukraine. The structure, which had endured Russia's 2014 occupation and subsequent fighting, was targeted by Russian forces once more. Oleksandr Honcharenko, head of the city's military administration, described the building as "the central building of Ukrainian statehood in Kramatorsk," noting it contained the city's history and plans.
Russian forces launched hundreds of drones across Ukraine overnight, causing injuries from Volyn to Sumy. In Kramatorsk, six people were wounded and 11 buildings damaged by the attack. Moscow had already designated Kramatorsk as part of Russia for parliamentary elections.
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