Award-winning Ukrainian writer dies of injuries suffered in Russian missile attack on restaurant
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The death toll rose to 10 on Wednesday from a Russian missile strike on a crowded restaurant in Ukraine's eastern city of Kramatorsk the previous evening, with two more bodies including a fourth child pulled out of the wreckage.
KYIV, Ukraine — Award-winning Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina was among those killed by a deadly Russian missile attack on a popular restaurant frequented by journalists and aid workers in eastern Ukraine, PEN America said.
A man stands on a street in front of a shop and restaurant RIA Pizza destroyed by a Russian attack in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, on June 27. The PEN America rights group said award-winning Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina died in the attack.
Ukrainian Donetsk Regional Administration via Associated Press
A local woman places flowers at the memorial display at RIA Pizzeria restaurant, which was attacked by a Russian rocket in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on June 29.
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A man stands on a street in front of a shop and restaurant RIA Pizza destroyed by a Russian attack in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, on June 27. The PEN America rights group said award-winning Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina died in the attack.
Ukrainian Donetsk Regional Administration via Associated Press
A local woman places flowers at the memorial display at RIA Pizzeria restaurant, which was attacked by a Russian rocket in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on June 29.
