💥 Attack

Russian forces fired a Tochka-U missile at the Kramatorsk train station where over 1,000 civilians were waiting to evacuate, killing 39 and injuring 83.

April 8, 2022 Kramatorsk, Donetsk

Verified Independently confirmed by 5 sources

Stefan Korshak (Substack) Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post Ukrinform

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Source Reports

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

Russian forces fired a Tochka-U missile at the Kramatorsk train station where over 1,000 civilians were waiting to evacuate, killing 39 and injuring 83.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

Russian troops are exacerbating the situation by squeezing Ukrainian troops near Vuhledar, Marinka, Avdiivka, Bakhmut, Toretsk, and Ocheretyne

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Rocket attack on Kramatorsk railway station killed more than 50 people and injured over 100

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Russian forces struck the Kramatorsk train station.

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

On April 8, 2022, the Russians killed seven and injured 16 children when an OTR-21 Tochka's tactical missile hit the railway station in Kramatorsk

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Source story: day-44-2022-04-15