A rocket strike targeting a train station in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk Friday killed at least 50 people and injured dozens who were attempting to flee amid Russia’s new focus on the region, Ukrainian officials said.
Five children were among those killed, according to Pavlo Kyrylenko, the regional governor of Donetsk. In a telegram post, he said 98 people were taken to the hospital, including 16 children. About 4,000 civilians were inside and around the station when it was hit.
Photos from the scene showed luggage and personal belongings scattered across the platform. Bodies were covered in tarps, surrounded by blood. Photos also showed remnants of a rocket with the words “For the children” painted on it in Russian.
The Russians used an SS-21 short-range ballistic missile in the attack Friday on the train station in the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, according to a senior Defense official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence assessments.
The official described the station as a major rail hub near in eastern Ukraine in a strategic location. It’s the latest humanitarian catastrophe in the country as the Kremin refocuses its attacks on eastern and southern Ukraine.
The Russian Defense Ministry denied targeting the station in Kramatorsk, a city in part of the Donetsk region that is controlled by the Ukrainian government.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said thousands of people were present in the station, which…
