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Russians shelled Kramatorsk; one person was killed and another wounded

UA.NEWS 20 September 2026 15:30
Russians shelled Kramatorsk; one person was killed and another wounded

Russian troops shelled Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region this morning. The Lazurny neighborhood came under fire, where a 61-year-old woman was killed and a man was injured. A school and several high-rise buildings were also damaged.

 

Russian forces launched an artillery strike on Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, this morning. The shelling occurred around 10:10 a.m. The Lazurny neighborhood came under fire. According to the Kramatorsk City Council, Russian troops fired three artillery shells at the city.

A woman born in 1965 was killed as a result of the shelling. She was on the street when the attack began. “Today at 10:10 a.m., Russian troops struck Kramatorsk with three artillery shells. The Lazurny neighborhood came under enemy fire,” the city council reported.

The woman sustained fatal injuries from shrapnel from a Russian shell. “She was simply walking down the familiar streets of her city. Her life was cut short by shrapnel from a Russian shell,” the Kramatorsk City Council noted. A man born in 1961 was also injured in the attack. He received the necessary medical care.

A school and residential buildings were damaged

The shelling caused damage not only to people. According to the city council, a secondary school and several high-rise residential buildings were damaged. Information on the extent of the damage may be updated. Relevant services are working at the scene.

Kramatorsk regularly suffers from Russian attacks. Due to its proximity to the front line, the city remains one of the targets of Russian forces in the Donetsk region. The day before, Russian forces also attacked Kramatorsk. The occupiers dropped an aerial bomb on an evacuation center where people and staff were helping civilians leave dangerous areas. The Kramatorsk City Council reported this on Telegram.

Russian forces attacked the Zaporizhzhia region 928 times over the past 24 hours. As a result of strikes on the Zaporizhzhia district, one person was killed and three others were wounded. Fifty-five settlements in the region came under fire.

Russian forces attacked a monastery in the village of Chervonyi Mayak, in the Novorayska community of the Kherson region, using a drone. A 71-year-old clergyman was killed in the strike, and four other priests were wounded.

A 71-year-old clergyman was killed in the attack on the monastery in Chervonyi Mayak. Four other priests were injured. Information regarding their condition may be updated.

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