hello, i m lucy hockings, welcome to bbc news now. rescue workers have been combing through the rubble of a popular restaurant destroyed by a russian missile attack on the ukrainian city of kramatorsk, that s in eastern ukraine s donetsk region. kramatorsk is under ukrainian control but close to russian occupied parts of the country. at least ten people were killed and dozens were injured in the strike. it s feared others are missing and the final number of victims isn t clear. the missile also damaged nearby apartment buildings and shopping premises. president zelensky said the attack showed russia deserved defeat. the kremlin has denied any involvement saysing they only hit military targets. i ve been speaking to journalist arnaud de decker, who was at the restaurant in kramatoskjust before the strike. i was in the lounge eating a pizza and drinking a nonalcoholic beer.
volunteers, civilians and also military, so it was more than just a restaurant here in downtown kramatorsk. kramatorsk is very close to russian positions, did people still feel they can go out in the evening and eat safely? the war is going on now since more than a year, so people unfortunately get used to this dramatic situation and these dramatic events. now we are still in the city centre of kramatorsk and people are just, well, continuing their life because they got used to it somehow since the year that the war is going on. so it s not a surprise here to the people of kramatorsk. from what we understand, they are still trying to look for possibly survivors, is that what you know too? is that rescue operation continuing? absolutely. when i left the restaurant, i know i saw myself 15 staff
on november nine. the boys are all aged 16 or 17, and will appear in court later. you are alive with bbc news. 14 year old twins have been named in the attack. condolences have been expressed saying a russian rockets stop the beating of the hearts of two angels. twin sisters who were killed in the strike. the bbc has just arrived in kramatorsk. in the centre of kramatorsk just arrived in kramatorsk. in the centre of kramatorsk where - just arrived in kramatorsk. in the centre of kramatorsk where the i centre of kramatorsk where the missiles hit in the blast area around it is huge. there are buildings all around me, hundreds of
it was hit directly by russia. while the rescue efforts continue in kramotorsk, ukraine has reportedly been hit by another attack from russia. according to kharkiv s regional head, three civilians have been killed in russian shelling. the strikes come just days after a weekend of instability in russia, where the wagner mercenary group staged a rebellion against the country s military leadership. in the end, that mutiny proved short lived, coming to a halt when wagner leader yevgeny prigozhin told his troops to stand down just hundreds of kilometres away from russia s capital. belarus s leader aleksandr lukashenko says he persuaded russian president vladimir putin not to wipe out prigozhin. on tuesday, he revealed that the wagner chief flew to the belarus capital minsk but there s uncertainty now over the wagner leader s exact current location he may even be back in russia.