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3 children, 8 adults killed in Russian bombing of pizzeria in Ukraine

A Russian strike on a pizzeria in Ukraine killed nine and injured dozens, authorities announced.

The Russian missile strike hit the RIA Pizza restaurant in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, on Tuesday evening. 

The attack killed at least 11 people and injured 56 others, according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs. 

Two sisters, both 14 years old, were killed in the blast from Russian artillery. 

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Kramatorsk

In this photo provided by the National Police of Ukraine, people clear the rubble in a restaurant RIA Pizza destroyed by a Russian attack in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. (National Police of Ukraine via AP)

Missile strikes have made ordinary urban life in Ukraine increasingly dangerous, as civilian casualties continue to mount with coordinated bombings.

Fragments from downed Russian missiles started a fire that killed at least two people and injured eight others in Kyiv, on Saturday, according to Ukrainian officials.

Kramatorsk

In this photo provided by the National Police of Ukraine, paramedics move an injured man into an ambulance near the restaurant RIA Pizza destroyed by a Russian attack in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. (National Police of Ukraine via AP)

Kharkiv and other Ukrainian cities were also hit by missiles early on Saturday as residents throughout the country heard air alerts, Reuters reported.

At least three Russian missiles targeted Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-biggest city, and one of them started a fire after striking a gas line, according to Mayor Ihor Terekhov. He said emergency services were at the scene but did not disclose the number of casualties – if any.

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