Russian attack in Kramatorsk kills 2 civilians, says regional military chief

A Russian attack on the city of Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine left two civilians dead, 13 others injured and damaged dozens of homes, according to Ukrainian officials.

Pavlo Kyrylenko, the regional military chief of the eastern province of Donetsk, confirmed the attack in social media posts and shared a video of the damage caused by 11 Russian rocket hits. The video showed several homes with damaged roofs and windows in some homes that appeared to have been blown out. Law enforcement officials and rescuers were working in the area, Kyrylenko said.

"The Russians cynically and cold-bloodedly transformed the area deprived of the ruined city," Mr. Kyrylenko said on social media posts.

The war in Ukraine is mainly fought on two fronts. The eastern front concentrated on the provinces of Luhansk and Donetsk. Kramatorsk is in Donetsk Province and remains under Ukrainian control. Mr Kyrylenko's counterpart in Luhansk said Ukrainian forces repelled a Russian advance near settlements still under the control of his forces on Friday.

Attacks in Kramatorsk on Friday will add to a civilian death toll in Ukraine that has risen to more than 5,400 since Russia invaded the country in February, according to the latest updates from the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. . Since the start of the war, more than 7,400 civilians have been injured in Ukraine, including hundreds of children, according to the UN.