Crossfire: 5 civilians killed in Ukrainian attack in Belgorod. Russian bombs Kramatorsk hotel: 2 reporters injured, one missing

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Five civilians killed in Ukrainian attack in Russia’s Belgorod regionon the border with Ukraine. Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov announced. In the attack on the village of Rakitnoe “12 people were injured, four of them seriously, including three minors”.

Two journalists were injured and a third disappeared under the rubble after a Russian attack on a hotel in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, overnight.. The regional authorities announced. “A hotel was targeted in the city: two people are currently injured and one person is under the rubble,” the head of the Donetsk region, Vadym Filashkin, wrote on Telegram. “The three victims are journalists, citizens of Ukraine, the United States and the United Kingdom,” he added, without specifying who was injured or missing. The attack, which damaged the hotel and a nearby building, occurred “in the middle of the night,” Filashkin continued. “Police and rescuers are working on the site. The rubble is being removed and rescue operations are underway,” he added. The last major city in Donbass under Ukrainian control, Kramatorsk, is located about 20 kilometers west of the front line.