On the evening of February 1, the Russian army

launched a rocket attack on a four-story residential building in Kramatorsk, 

Donetsk region.

One entrance was completely destroyed.

At least three people died.

TSN.ua

collected everything that is known about the tragedy.

Russia struck with "Iskander"

According to preliminary information from the police of the Donetsk region, Russia hit Kramatorsk

with an "Iskander-K" missile

.

An air alert was announced after the explosion 

around

10 p.m.

A fire broke out as a result of the missile strike

.

 Cars parked next to the house caught fire. 

Photo: DSNS

Photo: DSNS

Three people died

Civilians who were at home late at night found themselves under the rubble.

Eyewitnesses reported that eerie screams of people

were heard at the scene

.

As of the morning of February 2,

three people are known to have died under the rubble of

the destroyed building, the State Emergency Service reported.

Two people were saved.

18 residents

were injured, eight of them were hospitalized. 

Photo: Pavlo Kyrylenko

Photo: facebook/Pavlo Kyrylenko

Almost 200 rescuers are working at the scene

The rescue operation is ongoing.

183 employees of the State Emergency Service and 18 units of equipment are working at the scene, and a heating point has been deployed.

The fire was extinguished, rescuers

continue to clear the debris

.

Photo: Radio Svoboda

Photo: Radio Svoboda

Photo: DSNS

Russia launches missiles at high-rise buildings

We will remind you that this is the

third time in a month that a Russian missile has hit a residential high-rise building

in Ukraine.

Yes, on January 14, Russia struck a residential building in Dnipro.

As a result of the attack 

, 46 people died

, another 80 people were injured.

On January 29, Russia hit a

residential building in the center of Kharkiv

with a S300 missile .

As a result of the attack 

, one person died

, three others were injured.

Both tragedies happened on a weekend when the house was full of people.

Photo: National Police of Ukraine

Photo: National Police of Ukraine

Photo: Photo from social networks

Photo: Photo from social networks

Photo: Photo from social networks

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