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Burning cars and bloody corpses: Photos show the horrific aftermath of the Russian rocket attack at a Ukraine railway station packed with fleeing civilians.
Burning cars and bloody corpses: Photos show the horrific aftermath of the Russian rocket attack at a Ukraine railway station packed with fleeing civilians.
Bethany DawsonApr 9, 2022, 23:11 IST
Remains of a missile are seen near a rail station, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Kramatorsk, Ukraine April 8, 2022.REUTERS/Stringer
Two Russian rockets hit a train station in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, on April 8, killing 52 people and injuring nearly 100.
Photos show the devastation caused by the blast that turned the station into a killing zone.
Two Russian rockets hit a Ukrainian train station in Kramatorsk, a town in Donetsk, part of the Donbas region, on April 9.
Reuters reports that the train station was filled with people hoping to evacuate from the war.
The blast killed at least 52 people and injured almost 100 others. As a result, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is now demanding a "global response" in condemning Russia, AP report.
It also reports that Russia denies responsibility for the attack, but Ukrainian and Western governments have explicitly stated the attack was by Putin's forces.
Photos from the scene show the extent of the atrocity inflicted by this blast.
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At least 52 people were killed when Russian rockets hit the railway station packed with Ukrainians fleeing the war.
A body lies covered after Russian shelling at the railway station in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, Friday, April 8, 2022.AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko
A trail of blood leads to the railway station's booking hall.
Russia shelled the railway station in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, Friday, April 8, 2022.AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko
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A Russian rocket that struck a Ukrainian train station and killed dozens of people had 'For the children' written on its side.
Remains of a missile are seen near a rail station, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Kramatorsk, Ukraine April 8, 2022.REUTERS/Stringer
A child's stuffed horse with bloodstains on it lies on a platform after Russian shelling at the railway station in Kramatorsk.
An abandoned stuffed horse.(AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko)
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Outside the station burning cars with bodies around it shows the violence of the attack.
A car burns as smoke from the fire rises after the strike.OLEKSIY MERKULOV Ð DONECHCHYNA via Reuters
A man holds aloft a blood-stained animal carrier after the rockets struck the railway station.
Even pets were caught in the blastOLEKSIY MERKULOV – DONECHCHYNA via Reuters
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Bodies lay covered after the Russian shelling at the railway station in Kramatorsk.
Bodies lay at the railway station in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, Friday, April 8, 2022.AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko