Russian strike on Kramatorsk kills one, injures ten including child

Russian forces struck the Kramatorsk community in Donetsk Oblast on Monday, October 26, killing one person and injuring ten others, including a 13-year-old girl, according to regional governor Vadym Filashkin. The attack involved four strikes on the village of Yasnohirka in the morning. Local authorities are still determining the exact number of casualties and the extent of property damage. Filashkin reiterated that mandatory evacuation of families with children from the Kramatorsk community remains in effect, calling it the only way to protect minors. Separately, Ukrainian Orthodox Church officials reported that Russian shelling on October 25 damaged two churches in Kramatorsk.