East Ukraine strike death toll hits 12

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 30, 2023 12:08 am

KRAMATORSK, Ukraine: The toll from a Russian missile strike on a restaurant in eastern Ukraine rose to 12 dead and at least 60 wounded on Thursday morning, including children, as the Kremlin insisted that Russian forces only hit military-linked targets.

The latest tragedy came as United States President Joe Biden denounced Vladimir Putin as a 'pariah' while German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the Russian president had been weakened by private mercenary group Wagner's aborted rebellion.

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