Russian forces carried out a massive airstrike on Kramatorsk, injuring 24 civilians, including a two-month-old infant [1, 7].
The attack highlights the continued vulnerability of Ukrainian urban centers to aerial bombardment and the high risk to non-combatants in residential zones.
Reports indicate that Russian forces dropped nine aviation bombs [1] during the assault. Seven of those bombs hit residential buildings [2]. The strike caused significant structural damage across the city, affecting 34 high-rise buildings [3] and three educational facilities [4].
Emergency services said that the casualties include 13 women between the ages of 19 and 85 [5] and 10 men [6]. Among the injured is a two-month-old infant who remains in serious condition [7, 8].
The strike is part of ongoing Russian attacks targeting Ukrainian cities. Local officials have not yet provided a specific timeline for the arrival of the bombs, but the scale of the damage suggests a coordinated effort to strike multiple residential targets simultaneously.
“Russian forces dropped nine aviation bombs during the assault.”
The targeting of high-rise residential blocks and educational facilities in Kramatorsk underscores a pattern of urban warfare where civilian infrastructure is heavily impacted. The high number of injured women and the critical condition of an infant suggest that the strikes occurred in densely populated areas during times when civilians were likely at home.
