Russia struck an evacuation center in Kramatorsk
On September 20, Russian troops carried out an airstrike on an evacuation center in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast. According to Yevgeny Kaplin, head of the “Proliska” humanitarian mission, the strike was a direct hit, and evacuees and mission staff were present at the site at the time of the attack.
Russian troops attacked an evacuation center in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast. The strike took place on September 20. According to preliminary information, the Russians used an aerial bomb. Yevgeny Kaplin, head of the “Proliska” humanitarian mission, reported the attack.
According to him, a Russian aerial bomb struck the evacuation center directly. “Russian terrorists carried out an aerial bomb strike on the evacuation center in Kramatorsk. It was a direct hit. Evacuees and evacuation workers were at the site,” Kaplin said.
Thus, at the time of the strike, the center housed people being prepared for evacuation, as well as staff members helping civilians leave dangerous areas. Evacuation centers are used to organize the departure of residents from settlements that are regularly subjected to Russian attacks. There, people receive assistance with registration, transportation, and subsequent relocation to safer areas. Information regarding the number of possible casualties, fatalities, and the extent of the damage is currently being verified. Yevgen Kaplin, head of the “Proliska” humanitarian mission, reported this on Facebook.
On the night of September 20, the Ukrainian military struck the Moscow oil refinery in the Kapotnya area. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the strike and stated that one of Russia’s key oil industry facilities had been hit. The General Staff reported that a massive fire broke out on the refinery’s grounds following the attack.
The head of state also stated that Russia must end the war against Ukraine. “Moscow must stop building layered air defense rings at the expense of other regions and instead end its brutal war and choose peace,” Zelenskyy said. According to him, there are already possible steps toward de-escalation, particularly in the energy sector and food security. At the same time, the president emphasized the need for political will. Currently, the Ukrainian side continues to develop long-range weapons and strike Russian military and industrial targets which, according to Ukraine, are linked to supplying its army. The head of state announced this on Facebook.
On the night of September 20, Moscow and the Moscow region came under a massive drone attack. One of the strikes hit the Gazpromneft-MNPZ oil refinery in the Kapotnya district of Moscow, after which a fire broke out at the facility.
