Ukraine's Foreign Ministry responds to attack on Kramatorsk that injured foreign journalists
Photo: the Russians hit Kramatorsk with ballistics on August 25 (t.me/pgo_gov_ua)
Russian forces struck Kramatorsk, injuring journalists from foreign media outlets. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs called it a barbaric crime, according to the post of Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi on X.
"Last night, another horrific and deliberate Russian strike hit residential areas in Kramatorsk, injuring foreign media journalists in a hotel," he stated.
The spokesperson noted that targeted attacks on the media have become a systematic tactic of Russia's war.
"These barbaric war crimes must be condemned, prosecuted, and punished," Tykhyi emphasized.
Photo: journalists were injured due to shelling in Kramatorsk (t.me/dsns_telegram)
What is known about the attack on Kramatorsk
In the early hours of August 25, Russian forces struck a residential area in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region. The Prosecutor's Office reports that the occupiers fired ballistic missiles, specifically Iskander-M.
It is known that three journalists — citizens of Ukraine, the United States, and the United Kingdom — were injured in the attack. The foreign journalists, aged 38 and 40, sustained injuries including blast trauma, a brain contusion, a broken leg, a concussion, and various lacerations.
Rescue operations are ongoing at the attack site. It is likely that another journalist may be trapped under the rubble.
