Shortly before reports of a missile strike on Kramatorsk, a video of the launch of two missiles appeared on the Internet, probably from the territory controlled by the “Donetsk People’s Republic”.
The video was published in the telegram channel "Typical Donetsk". According to the post, the launch was carried out from Shakhtarsk, a city controlled by the “DPR”.
20 minutes after the video publication, the Chairman of the Board of “Ukrzaliznytsia” Oleksandr Kamyshin announced a blow to the station.
A witness of the attack on the Kramatorsk train station said she was standing near the building where many people was waiting to be evacuated. Suddenly she heard someone shout "Lay down!" followed by an explosion and screams of people.
Another witness said she heard two explosions: one was very close and the other was farther away.
Meanwhile, the russian agency “RIA Novosti” published information about the shelling of Kramatorsk at 10:25, although the first messages in chats appeared at about 10:30. Kamyshin said that "2 rockets arrived at the Kramatorsk railway station" at 10:44.
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russia's Defense Ministry denies involvement in shelling of Kramatorsk railway station. They claim that "Tochka-U", which hit, "is not in the service of the russian army." However, investigators from the Conflict Intelligence Team wrote on March 6 that Russia had returned to using this type of missile.
According to the latest data, the rocket attack on the territory of Kramatorsk railway station killed 39 people, including 4 children. According to updated data, as of 13:00, 87 people are injured. Initially, it was reported that more than 100 of them are. Among them a significant number of badly wounded. It’s being clarified.
At the time of the shelling, people were boarding evacuation trains. According to the Mayor Oleksandr Honcharenko, about 4,000 people were at the station at the time of the attack. He said Kramatorsk hospitals cannot cope with the number of wounded arriving from the station after the missile strike.
“Many people are badly wounded, without arms and legs. They are operated on by 30-40 surgeons at a time," Honcharenko said on the air of the telethon.
He clarified that the wreckage of the rocket was found 40 meters from the epicenter of the impact, which indicates its high power.
The Security Service of Ukraine has opened a criminal case under the article "Violation of the laws and customs of war." It carries a sentence of life imprisonment.