British safety adviser Ryan Evans was killed when a Russian missile struck the Hotel Sapphire in Kramatorsk, Ukraine where he was staying with a team of journalists. Two other members of the Reuters crew were injured in the attack. Evans had previously advised journalists on safety in various regions including Ukraine, Israel, and at the Paris Olympics. The hotel and a nearby multistory building were destroyed in the attack, with excavators being used to clear debris.
In addition to the attack in Kramatorsk, the Kharkiv region also came under Russian fire resulting in multiple civilian injuries, including a 4-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl. In the Russian border region of Belgorod, five people died in Ukrainian shelling, with twelve others wounded in the village of Rakitone. Another man died in a separate drone attack on the border village of Solovevka. The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has led to widespread destruction and loss of life in the region.
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