Russian Forces Strike Kramatorsk With Uragan Rockets, Injuring Nine
Nine civilians were wounded when Russian forces hit the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk with multiple rocket launchers on September 23.
Russian forces struck the city of Kramatorsk in Ukraine's Donetsk region with Uragan multiple rocket launcher systems on September 23, injuring nine civilians, according to reports from the area.
The Uragan system is a Soviet-designed multiple rocket launcher capable of firing barrages of unguided rockets over a wide area, a weapon that has been used repeatedly by Russian forces against Ukrainian population centers during the war. Because the rockets are not precision-guided, strikes with such systems carry a heightened risk of civilian casualties when used near residential areas.
Kramatorsk, a city that has served as an important administrative and logistics hub for Ukrainian forces in the Donetsk region, has been targeted repeatedly since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, including in previous strikes on civilian infrastructure.
Ukrainian authorities did not immediately provide additional details on the condition of the nine people injured or on damage caused by the strike. The attack adds to a pattern of continued Russian strikes on eastern Ukrainian cities even as diplomatic efforts to end the war continue at venues including the United Nations General Assembly this week.
Sources
- Russia strikes Kramatorsk with Uragan MLRS, injuring nine — Ukrinform (Ukraine)
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