2023 Pokrovsk missile strike

Pokrovsk missile strike
Part of the Attacks on civilians in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Fire in a damaged residential building in Pokrovsk after the attack
Map
The apartment building that the Russians hit with the first rocket Druzhba Hotel is the epicenter of the second rocket explosion
LocationPokrovsk, Ukraine
Coordinates48°16′56.5″N 37°10′34.9″E / 48.282361°N 37.176361°E / 48.282361; 37.176361
Date7 August 2023
7:15 p.m. and 7:52 p.m.[1]
TargetUkrainian civilians
Attack type
Iskander short-range ballistic missiles
Weapons2 missiles of unknown type
Deaths10[2]
Injured88(among them two children)[3]
Perpetrators Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
MotiveUnknown

On 7 August 2023, at around 7:15 p.m.,[1] during the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Russian Armed Forces used Iskander short-range ballistic missiles[1] to strike the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, twice.[4]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference NYT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Meduza was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Російський удар по Покровську: кількість поранених знову зросла на десятки (фото)". www.unian.ua (in Ukrainian). 2023-08-08.
  4. ^ Boffey, Daniel; Sullivan, Helen (August 8, 2023). "Russian 'double tap' missile strike kills seven near hotel used by journalists". The Guardian.

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