2023 Kramatorsk restaurant missile strike
On the evening of 27 June 2023, at around 7:30 p.m., Russia launched two Iskander ballistic missile strikes against civilian buildings in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The main target was a pizza restaurant which housed up to 80 customers and staff at that time. Thirteen people were killed, including Ukrainian novelist Victoria Amelina, a 17-year-old girl, a pair of 14-year old twin sisters and Ian Tortorici, a US Marine Corps veteran, while 61 were injured in the explosions. Another missile hit a village on the outskirts of Kramatorsk, injuring five more people.
| June 2023 Kramatorsk missile strike | |
|---|---|
| Part of the eastern Ukraine campaign | |
Kramatorsk restaurant after the Russian missile strike | |
| Location | Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 48°44′07″N 37°35′13″E |
| Date | 27 June 2023 7:30 pm |
| Weapon | Iskander ballistic missile |
| Deaths | 13 (including 4 children) |
| Injured | 65 (including an 8-month-old baby) |
| Perpetrators | Russia |
The restaurant was popular among locals, soldiers, foreign correspondents and aid workers. Among the injured were Colombian novelist and journalist Héctor Abad Faciolince and his friend Sergio Jaramillo Caro. Kramatorsk was 24 kilometers from the battle front at the time.