The building, named Hostel No. 28 of the Russian Ministry of Defense, was completely undamaged. The crater from the explosion formed about 50 meters from it.
Foreign journalists did not find confirmation of the statement of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation about the defeat of the Ukrainian military in Kramatorsk on the night of January 8, which was also previously denied by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Reuters reporters visited two college dormitories that the Russian Defense Ministry claims were occupied by Ukrainian servicemen during the night strike. Both dormitories were not directly hit by the rockets and did not sustain any major damage. There was also no indication that military personnel were living there, and there was no sign of bodies or traces of blood.
The building, named Hostel No. 28 of the Russian Ministry of Defense, was completely undamaged. The crater from the explosion formed about 50 meters from it.
A witness told Reuters that the Russian missile attack on Kramatorsk caused damage but did not destroy any buildings and there were no clear signs of casualties.
Finnish Yle journalist Antti Kuronen from the scene does not confirm the Russian version either.
“I’m here, and it’s a little strange to me that the building isn’t even sealed. This morning, the locals didn’t see an ambulance here either. I heard explosions last night when this target was also hit. A large crater ( possibly S-300 ) in front of the school. There were no direct hits. This morning, the military went to the area and said the school was empty,” he wrote.
According to the journalist, another rocket fell in front of the old garages.
“I must say that at this stage I trust my own observations and statements of the Ukrainian side more than the statements of the Ministry of Defense of Russia about more than 600 dead Ukrainian soldiers,” he summarized.
Italian journalist for La Repubblica Daniele Reneri also examined the areas in Kramatorsk that were allegedly hit by the Russians.
Italian journalist in Kramatorsk here. Russia allegedly killed 600 Ukrainian soldiers “in dormitories 28 and 47”. I check the first area, dormitory 28: the missile missed the target, made a big hole in the soft ground and did not touch the surrounding buildings /1 pic.twitter.com/um9Oh0CzlA
— Daniele Raineri (@DanieleRaineri) January 8, 2023
“I’m checking the first area, dorm 28: the missile missed the target, made a big hole in the soft ground and didn’t touch the surrounding buildings… Checking the second area, dorm 47: the Russian missile missed the target again. There is a large crater in front of the building, in The place is empty,” he wrote.
It will be recalled that the Russians claimed that there were allegedly more than 700 Ukrainian soldiers in hostel No. 28 and more than 600 in hostel No. 47. More than 600 Ukrainian servicemen were allegedly killed as a result of a “massive missile attack” on these facilities. .
The spokesman of the Eastern Group of Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Sergei Cherevaty, rejected the statement of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
Source: korrespondent
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