Site of the strike on the RIA pizzeria, Kramatorsk

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On 27 June 2023 a russian missile hit a pizzeria in the city centre: 13 people were killed.

On 27 June 2023 at about 19:32 russia fired two missiles at Kramatorsk: one hit the RIA pizzeria in the city centre, the other the village of Bilenke (Suspilne). According to Ukrinform, 13 people were killed, among them four children (Radio Svoboda gives three), and another 64 were wounded. The writer Victoria Amelina was in the pizzeria, accompanying a delegation of Colombian journalists and writers; she died of her wounds on 1 July 2023 (Radio Svoboda). The spotter of the strike was sentenced to life imprisonment for high treason, and on 31 March 2026 the court of cassation upheld the sentence (Ukrinform, Suspilne). In June 2025 the pizzeria still stood in ruins, with photos of the dead, flowers and a flag at the site (Suspilne).

Routes through this landmark

• Kramatorsk: the station and RIA