Russian guided bomb strike on Kramatorsk injures at least six people
Russians attacked Kramatorsk on May 19 (Photo: Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine)
Russian forces struck Kramatorsk with a FAB-250 guided bomb fitted with a UMPK module, the Donetsk regional prosecutor’s office said on May 19.
At least six civilians were injured after a strike hit a residential area, including three men aged 43, 45 and 71, and women aged 64, 65 and 67.
The victims suffered blast injuries, shrapnel wounds and concussions as a result of the Russian attack.
Authorities said the final consequences of the airstrikes were still being established.
Prosecutors have launched a pretrial investigation into a suspected war crime under Part 1 of Article 438 of Ukraine’s Criminal Code.
Earlier, Roman Simashov, deputy head of the Kramatorsk district state administration, was killed in a Russian strike on Kramatorsk on May 5.
On May 5, Russia dropped three high-explosive aerial bombs on central Kramatorsk. Authorities initially reported five deaths, but the toll later rose to six. Another 13 people were injured.
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