Alerts | Physical attack by state armed forces/military

Inter correspondent wounded in Russian strike on Kramatorsk

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On 8 February 2026, Russian forces struck Kramatorsk with guided aerial bombs (known as KAB), injuring Ihor Levenok, a correspondent for Ukrainian broadcaster Inter. Levenok sustained shrapnel wounds during the strike and was hospitalised. According to Inter, the film crew was staying near the location where the guided bomb fell while on a reporting trip in eastern Ukraine. The explosion occurred close to their temporary residence, and Levenok was wounded as a result of the blast. His condition was later reported as stable.

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