Zelensky: Russian strike on Kramatorsk 'manifestation of terror'.

In his nightly address[1] on June 27, President Volodymyr Zelensky called Russia's missile strike on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk "a manifestation of terror." "Each such manifestation of terror proves over and over again to us and the whole world that Russia deserves only one thing as a result of everything it has done -- defeat and a tribunal, fair and legal trials against all Russian murderers and terrorists," Zelensky said. At least four people were killed, including a 17-year-old girl, and 42 were injured after a Russian S-300 missiles struck a central area in Kramatorsk on June 27.  An eight-month-old baby was among those injured, the Prosecutor General's Office said.

The village of Bilenke, located just north of Kramatorsk, was also struck by S-300 missiles on June 27, according to the Prosecutor General. Five people were injured. The president also thanked President Joe Biden, the U.S.

Congress, and all Americans for a new £500 million defense package announced earlier on June 27, adding that Ukrainian troops had advanced in several areas along the front lines during offensive operations.

Ukraine war latest: 4 killed, including child, 42 injured in Russian missile strike on Kramatorsk Key developments on June 27: * Russian missile strike kills 4, injures 42 in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast * Ukrainian forces advance in several directions, military says * Russia strikes Kremenchuk on deadly shopping mall attack anniversary * Pentagon announces £500 military aid package for Ukrai...

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Lili is a contributing editor at the Kyiv Independent. She joined the Kyiv Post in 2021 first as a staff writer covering business news and then as business editor.

Lili is originally from Washington, D.C., but currently resides in New York where she recently completed a master's degree in Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian affairs with a focus on Ukrainian studies at Columbia University.

From 2017-2020 Lili served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ukraine, after which she interned with the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center.

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1. ^ nightly address (t.me)
2. ^ Ukraine war latest: 4 killed, including child, 42 injured in Russian missile strike on KramatorskKey developments on June 27: * Russian missile strike kills 4, injures 42 in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast * Ukrainian forces advance in several directions, military says * Russia strikes Kremenchuk on deadly shopping mall attack anniversary * Pentagon announces £500 military aid package for Ukrai... (kyivindependent.com)