Russian airstrike on downtown Kramatorsk destroys executive committee building
Russian forces carried out an airstrike on the central part of Kramatorsk in Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast on Oct. 31, leaving the city executive committee building destroyed, according to Oleksandr Honcharenko, head of the Kramatorsk City Military Administration.
On October 31, Russian forces launched an airstrike on Kramatorsk, located in Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast. The attack targeted the city's executive committee building, causing significant damage according to Oleksandr Honcharenko, head of the Kramatorsk City Military Administration. Honcharenko highlighted the historical significance of the site, stating that it bore the spirit of machine building, revolution, and the life of the city.
Despite the destruction, Honcharenko emphasized that the Russian forces could not erase the city's right to a future.
Earlier in the week, on October 26, Russian shelling caused serious damage to two churches in Kramatorsk: the Pokrovskyi (Intercession) and Mykolaivskyi (St. Nicholas) churches. The Pokrovskyi church suffered extensive damage, with its central dome, roof, doors, and windows destroyed, while debris from the shelling covered the entire structure.
The Mykolaivskyi church also incurred significant damage, with a drone strike creating a 1-meter-wide hole in its roof. The following day, volunteer Kseniia Parfentieva reported a house used as an animal shelter burning down after being struck by a Russian FPV drone. The drone attack ignited a fire that could not be extinguished due to another drone strike on the fire truck. Some animals fled the scene, and volunteers were tasked with searching for them.
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