Ukrainian rescuers work at Saphire Hotel after a rocket strike in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine. Photo by STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE OF UKRAINE/EPA-EFE
A British security adviser for the Reuters news agency was killed and two journalists injured in a Russian strike on a hotel in eastern Ukraine on Saturday night, officials said.
A six-person team from Reuters was staying at the Sapphire Hotel while covering the war in Ukraine. Officials identified 40-year-old Ryan Evans as the man killed, a British citizen, CNN reported. Advertisement
Two Reuters journalists are in the hospital being treated for serious injuries.
“We are urgently seeking
Three other Reuters employees were safe and accounted for, the news agency said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky acknowledged the incident during his daily address Sunday. “My condolences go out to the family and friends. This is a daily Russian terror that continues, because Russia has the ability to continue,” he said. Advertisement
Saphire Hotel is in the city of Kramatorsk under Ukrainian control and near Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine.
Ukrainian officials said the hotel was struck by a Russian missile. Russia has not commented on the attack or accepted responsibility. Kramatorsk has been the scene of several attacks that have killed civilians, including one that took the life of Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina.
