<p>Two Russian missiles struck a restaurant in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk on Tuesday, killing at least three people, a senior official said, and emergency services combed through the shattered building in search of casualties.</p>.<p>Andriy Yermak, head of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's administration, said on Telegram that 25 people were injured, including a child.</p>.<p>Emergency services scurried in and out of the shattered restaurant as residents stood outside surveying the damage from the strike, which occurred just before 8 p.m. local time.</p>.<p>Police and soldiers emerged from the building, reduced to a twisted web of metal beams, carrying a stretcher bearing a man in military trousers and boots. He was placed in an ambulance, though it was not certain whether he was still alive.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/perils-of-private-armies-go-beyond-wagner-in-russia-1231615.html" target="_blank">Perils of private armies go beyond Wagner in Russia</a></strong></p>.<p>Two men screamed in frenzied tones for a tow rope, then ran back towards the rubble.</p>.<p>"I ran here after the explosion because I rented a cafe here ... Everything has been blown out there," Valentyna, 64, told Reuters. "None of the glass, windows or doors are left. All I see is destruction, fear and horror. This is the 21st century."</p>.<p>Kramatorsk is a major city west of the front lines in Donetsk province and a likely key objective in any Russian advance to move westward to capture all of the region.</p>.<p>The city has been a frequent target of Russian attacks, including a strike on the town's railway station in April 2022 that killed 63 people.</p>.<p>Russia denies targeting civilian sites in what it has described as a "special military operation" since invading its neighbour in February 2022.</p>
<p>Two Russian missiles struck a restaurant in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk on Tuesday, killing at least three people, a senior official said, and emergency services combed through the shattered building in search of casualties.</p>.<p>Andriy Yermak, head of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's administration, said on Telegram that 25 people were injured, including a child.</p>.<p>Emergency services scurried in and out of the shattered restaurant as residents stood outside surveying the damage from the strike, which occurred just before 8 p.m. local time.</p>.<p>Police and soldiers emerged from the building, reduced to a twisted web of metal beams, carrying a stretcher bearing a man in military trousers and boots. He was placed in an ambulance, though it was not certain whether he was still alive.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/perils-of-private-armies-go-beyond-wagner-in-russia-1231615.html" target="_blank">Perils of private armies go beyond Wagner in Russia</a></strong></p>.<p>Two men screamed in frenzied tones for a tow rope, then ran back towards the rubble.</p>.<p>"I ran here after the explosion because I rented a cafe here ... Everything has been blown out there," Valentyna, 64, told Reuters. "None of the glass, windows or doors are left. All I see is destruction, fear and horror. This is the 21st century."</p>.<p>Kramatorsk is a major city west of the front lines in Donetsk province and a likely key objective in any Russian advance to move westward to capture all of the region.</p>.<p>The city has been a frequent target of Russian attacks, including a strike on the town's railway station in April 2022 that killed 63 people.</p>.<p>Russia denies targeting civilian sites in what it has described as a "special military operation" since invading its neighbour in February 2022.</p>