Russia denies attacking Ukraine restaurant

Published June 28th, 2023 - 11:01 GMT
Ukraine restaurant
A man reacts as rescuers and volunteers work to rescue people from under the rubble after a missile strike hit a restaurant in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, on June 27, 2023. (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP)

ALBAWABA - Russian government released a statement denying targeting Ukraine restaurant and several houses.

Kremlin revealed that it only targets "military" position as a reject to Ukraine accusation of Russia striking a restaurant in the eastern city of Kramatorsk.

A strike on Ukraine restaurant on Tuesday killed at least 10 people, including 3 children, and wounded 62 others, according to Ukrainian emergency services.

Rescuers and volunteers work to rescue people from under the rubble after a missile strike hit a restaurant and several houses in Kramatorsk. (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP)

"Strikes are only carried out on objects that are in one way or another linked to military infrastructure," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov added.

He maintained: "The Russian Federation does not carry out strikes on civilian infrastructure."

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