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The missiles used were initially identified as the [[9K720 Iskander]] [[ballistic missile]]s,<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2022-04-08 |title=About 30 people killed in Russian strike on a packed train station in eastern Ukraine |language=en |work=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/04/08/1091578830/ukraine-russia-rocket-attack-train-station |access-date=2022-04-08}}</ref> with governor [[Pavlo Kyrylenko]] later stating that [[OTR-21 Tochka|Tochka-U]] missiles armed with [[cluster munitions]] had been used in the attack.<ref name=":2" /> Although Russia officially denies the use of [[OTR-21 Tochka|Tochka-U]] missiles by their military,<ref>{{Cite web |title=About 30 people killed, 100 wounded in missile strike on Kramatorsk rail station |url=https://tass.com/emergencies/1434847 |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=MOTOLKO help |language=eng}}</ref> this weapons system has been documented by the Belarusian Hajun Project during numerous Russian military movements throughout Belarus in March 2022. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Situation report on military activity on the territory of Belarus for March 18 by Hajun |url=https://motolko.help/en-news/situation-report-on-military-activity-on-the-territory-of-belarus-for-march-18-by-hajun/ |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=TASS Russian News Agency |language=eng}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=Situation report on military activity on the territory of Belarus for March 29 by Hajun Project |url=https://motolko.help/en-news/situation-report-on-military-activity-on-the-territory-of-belarus-for-march-29-by-hajun-project/ |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=MOTOLKO help |language=eng}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=Situation report on military activity on the territory of Belarus for March 30 by Hajun Project |url=https://motolko.help/en-news/situation-report-on-military-activity-on-the-territory-of-belarus-for-march-30-by-hajun-project/ |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=MOTOLKO help |language=eng}}</ref>
The missiles used were initially identified as the [[9K720 Iskander]] [[ballistic missile]]s,<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2022-04-08 |title=About 30 people killed in Russian strike on a packed train station in eastern Ukraine |language=en |work=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/04/08/1091578830/ukraine-russia-rocket-attack-train-station |access-date=2022-04-08}}</ref> with governor [[Pavlo Kyrylenko]] later stating that [[OTR-21 Tochka|Tochka-U]] missiles armed with [[cluster munitions]] had been used in the attack.<ref name=":2" /> Although Russia officially denies the use of [[OTR-21 Tochka|Tochka-U]] missiles by their military,<ref>{{Cite web |title=About 30 people killed, 100 wounded in missile strike on Kramatorsk rail station |url=https://tass.com/emergencies/1434847 |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=MOTOLKO help |language=eng}}</ref> this weapons system has been documented by the Belarusian Hajun Project during numerous Russian military movements throughout Belarus in March 2022. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Situation report on military activity on the territory of Belarus for March 18 by Hajun |url=https://motolko.help/en-news/situation-report-on-military-activity-on-the-territory-of-belarus-for-march-18-by-hajun/ |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=TASS Russian News Agency |language=eng}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=Situation report on military activity on the territory of Belarus for March 29 by Hajun Project |url=https://motolko.help/en-news/situation-report-on-military-activity-on-the-territory-of-belarus-for-march-29-by-hajun-project/ |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=MOTOLKO help |language=eng}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |title=Situation report on military activity on the territory of Belarus for March 30 by Hajun Project |url=https://motolko.help/en-news/situation-report-on-military-activity-on-the-territory-of-belarus-for-march-30-by-hajun-project/ |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=MOTOLKO help |language=eng}}</ref>


One of the rockets had the words "for children" ({{Lang-ru|ЗА ДЕТЕЙ}}) written on it in [[Russian language|Russian]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Убили ради мира. В СМИ показали фото русской ракеты, ударившей по Краматорску |url=https://donpress.com/news/08-04-2022-ubili-radi-mira-v-smi-pokazali-foto-russkoy-rakety-udarivshey-po-kramatorsku |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408091831/https://donpress.com/news/08-04-2022-ubili-radi-mira-v-smi-pokazali-foto-russkoy-rakety-udarivshey-po-kramatorsku |archive-date=2022-04-08 |access-date=2022-04-08}}</ref> [[CBS News]] interpreted the translation as more likely having the meaning "on behalf of children" rather than suggesting an intentional motive to target children.<ref name=":0" /> [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty]] translated it as "for our children."<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=At Least 39 Dead In Russian Rocket Attack On Ukrainian Rail Station |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-rockets-kramatorsk-train-station/31792658.html |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty |language=en}}</ref> The BBC states that the message means "for or on behalf of the children".<ref name="BBC-2022-04-08">{{Cite web |website=BBC News |title=Kramatorsk station attack: What we know so far |date=April 8, 2022 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61036740 |url-status=live |access-date=April 8, 2022}}</ref>
One of the rockets had the words "for children" ({{Lang-ru|ЗА ДЕТЕЙ}}) written on it in [[Russian language|Russian]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Убили ради мира. В СМИ показали фото русской ракеты, ударившей по Краматорску |url=https://donpress.com/news/08-04-2022-ubili-radi-mira-v-smi-pokazali-foto-russkoy-rakety-udarivshey-po-kramatorsku |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408091831/https://donpress.com/news/08-04-2022-ubili-radi-mira-v-smi-pokazali-foto-russkoy-rakety-udarivshey-po-kramatorsku |archive-date=2022-04-08 |access-date=2022-04-08}}</ref> [[CBS News]] interpreted the translation as more likely having the meaning "on behalf of children" rather than suggesting an intentional motive to target children.<ref name=":0" /> [[Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty]] translated it as "for our children."<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=At Least 39 Dead In Russian Rocket Attack On Ukrainian Rail Station |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-rockets-kramatorsk-train-station/31792658.html |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty |language=en}}</ref> The BBC states that the message means "for or on behalf of the children".<ref name="BBC-2022-04-08">{{Cite web |website=BBC News |title=Kramatorsk station attack: What we know so far |date=April 8, 2022 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61036740 |url-status=live |access-date=April 8, 2022}}</ref> One day before the missile attack, the Ukrainian Foreign Minister [[Dmytro Kuleba]] said after meeting NATO foreign ministers in Brussels, "You don't understand how it feels that Russian soldier rape children."<ref>{{Cite web |title=REPLAY: Ukraine Foreign Minister Kuleba speaks at NATO meeting • FRANCE 24 English |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vekaevXnQ48&t=19m43s |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=FRANCE 24 English}}</ref>


==Response==
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Revision as of 20:22, 8 April 2022

Kramatorsk railway bombing
Part of the Eastern Ukraine offensive
Missile debris with inscription on it 'за детей' - 'in support of children'[1]
LocationKramatorsk railway station, Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Coordinates48°43′33.58″N 37°32′35.24″E / 48.7259944°N 37.5431222°E / 48.7259944; 37.5431222
DateApril 8, 2022
~10:24[2] (UTC+3)
WeaponsTochka-U ballistic missiles, cluster munitions (per Ukraine)
Deaths50+
Injured87–400[3]
PerpetratorsRussian Armed Forces (denied by Russia)

The attack on Kramatorsk railway station in the Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, took place on April 8, 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. According to reports, at least 50 people were killed[4][5][6] and 87 to 300 people were injured.[7] The attack was attributed by Ukrainian authorities to Russian forces, which Russia denied.

Background

Main articles: Eastern Ukraine offensive and 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an invasion of Ukraine. Russian forces allied with the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics led an offensive to make the republics gain full control of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts, capturing numerous towns and laying siege to cities such as Mariupol and Chernihiv. The Armed Forces of Ukraine countered the offensive, relying heavily on troops from Sloviansk and Kramatorsk to act as reinforcements.[8]

Attack

As estimated by BBC and CBS News, 1,000 to 4,000 people[9][10] were reported to have been present at the station waiting for evacuation due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The missiles hit near the station building[8] around 10:24 (UTC+3) when the first videos of missile launch circulated on Telegram and were noticed by Ukrainian media,[11][12] approximately 20 minutes before first reports of the attack.[13] A witness and World Central Kitchen aid worker said he had heard "between five and ten explosions" during the airstrike.[14]

Reports described the scene as extremely bloody. Authorities said many people lost limbs in the explosion. The Guardian and Radio Free Europe both noted witness reports that blood and corpses were lying across the station, sprawled over the floor with their luggage.[15][16] Four cars were also destroyed during the bombing.[17]

According to early reports at least 39 people were found dead at the scene, but the minimum casualty estimate was later raised to 50 as more survivors died of their injuries in the hospital. At least five of the dead were children.[4]

The missiles used were initially identified as the 9K720 Iskander ballistic missiles,[18] with governor Pavlo Kyrylenko later stating that Tochka-U missiles armed with cluster munitions had been used in the attack.[14] Although Russia officially denies the use of Tochka-U missiles by their military,[19] this weapons system has been documented by the Belarusian Hajun Project during numerous Russian military movements throughout Belarus in March 2022. [20] [21] [22]

One of the rockets had the words "for children" (Russian: ЗА ДЕТЕЙ) written on it in Russian.[23] CBS News interpreted the translation as more likely having the meaning "on behalf of children" rather than suggesting an intentional motive to target children.[9] Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty translated it as "for our children."[16] The BBC states that the message means "for or on behalf of the children".[24] One day before the missile attack, the Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said after meeting NATO foreign ministers in Brussels, "You don't understand how it feels that Russian soldier rape children."[25]

Response

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described Russia as "an evil with no limits" in response to the attack.[26]

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen tweeted the bombing was "unacceptable."[16] British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace condemned the attack as a war crime.[27]

According to the chairman of Ukrainian Railways, Oleksandr Kamyshin: "This is a targeted blow to the passenger infrastructure of the railway and the residents of the city of Kramatorsk".[28] The Security Service of Ukraine opened criminal proceedings under Article 438 of the Criminal Code.[29]

Russia denied any involvement, asserting it was a false flag operation by Ukraine.[30] Pro Russian media outlets and several Telegram channels reported earlier in the day that Russia had launched a successful missile attack on "Ukrainian forces" at the Kramatorsk station. When it became apparent that the attack killed a large number of civilians instead, the announcements were allegedly removed, and Russia started calling the attack a hoax.[31]

Royal United Services Institute analyst Justin Bronk criticized Russian claims on the ground that damaging Ukrainian transport infrastructure would make it difficult for Ukrainian troops to move around.[27]

References

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  11. ^ "Политика Страны". Telegram. Retrieved 2022-04-08. В телеграм-канале «Типичный Донецк» в 10:25 появилась запись запуска двух ракет. Как сообщает сообщество, они запущены из Шахтерска (территория подконтрольная «ДНР»). Первое сообщение об ударе по Краматорскому вокзалу появилось в 10.45 (его опубликовал глава Укрзализныци).
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  13. ^ "По вокзалу Краматорска ударили ракетой с надписью «За детей». Погибли 50 человек (в том числе пять детей) Больницы не справляются с количеством раненых, заявил мэр Краматорска". Meduza (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-04-08.
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