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Russian strike hits Kramatorsk building

Ukraine warns of fresh assault on invasion anniversary

KYIV: Rescuers searched for survivors in the rubble of an apartment building in eastern Ukraine on Thursday after a Russian strike destroyed it, as Kyiv expects a major offensive on the first anniversary of Moscow's invasion.

At least three people were killed and 20 wounded on Wednesday when a Russian rocket struck the building in the center of the city of Kramatorsk, in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk province.

ABODES ATTACKED Rescue workers begin removing debris to search for survivors at a destroyed apartment building hit by a Russian rocket in downtown Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. AFP PHOTO