{"id":8700,"date":"2023-06-28T18:39:20","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T17:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=8700"},"modified":"2023-06-28T18:46:05","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T17:46:05","slug":"ukraine-alleges-local-mans-involvement-in-deadly-missile-attack-on-pizza-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/analysis\/defense\/war\/ukraine-alleges-local-mans-involvement-in-deadly-missile-attack-on-pizza-restaurant\/2023\/06\/28\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine Alleges Local Man’s Involvement in Deadly Missile Attack on Pizza Restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"

KYIV,<\/span> UKRAINE(AP)<\/span> \u2013<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> authorities<\/span> have<\/span> made<\/span> arrests<\/span> in<\/span> connection<\/span> with<\/span> a<\/span> devastating<\/span> rocket<\/span> attack<\/span> on<\/span> a<\/span> busy<\/span> pizza<\/span> restaurant<\/span> in<\/span> Kramatorsk,<\/span> killing<\/span> at<\/span> least<\/span> 11<\/span> people,<\/span> including<\/span> three<\/span> teenagers.<\/span> Tuesday<\/span> night’s<\/span> attack<\/span> wounded<\/span> 61<\/span> people<\/span> and<\/span> was<\/span> another<\/span> example<\/span> of<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> relentless<\/span> air<\/span> raids<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> 16-month<\/span> war.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> National<\/span> Police<\/span> said<\/span> it<\/span> had<\/span> arrested<\/span> a<\/span> man<\/span> suspected<\/span> of<\/span> coordinating<\/span> a<\/span> Russian<\/span> rocket<\/span> attack.<\/span> Authorities<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> detainee<\/span> was<\/span> a<\/span> gas<\/span> transportation<\/span> company<\/span> employee<\/span> who<\/span> filmed<\/span> the<\/span> restaurant<\/span> for<\/span> Russians<\/span> and<\/span> provided<\/span> information<\/span> about<\/span> its<\/span> popularity.<\/span> However,<\/span> so<\/span> far<\/span> no<\/span> concrete<\/span> evidence<\/span> has<\/span> been<\/span> presented<\/span> to<\/span> support<\/span> these<\/span> claims.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A<\/span> strike<\/span> at<\/span> a<\/span> pizza<\/span> restaurant<\/span> in<\/span> Kramatorsk<\/span> also<\/span> caused<\/span> a<\/span> lot<\/span> of<\/span> damage<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> surrounding<\/span> area.<\/span> Regional<\/span> governor<\/span> Pablo<\/span> Kirilenko<\/span> said<\/span> 18<\/span> high-rise<\/span> buildings,<\/span> 65<\/span> residential<\/span> units,<\/span> five<\/span> schools,<\/span> two<\/span> kindergartens,<\/span> a<\/span> shopping<\/span> center,<\/span> an<\/span> administrative<\/span> building<\/span> and<\/span> leisure<\/span> facilities<\/span> were<\/span> affected,<\/span> among<\/span> others.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Initial<\/span> reports<\/span> attributed<\/span> the<\/span> attack<\/span> to<\/span> an<\/span> S-300<\/span> surface-to-air<\/span> missile<\/span> used<\/span> by<\/span> Russian<\/span> forces<\/span> to<\/span> target<\/span> the<\/span> city.<\/span> However,<\/span> the<\/span> National<\/span> Police<\/span> later<\/span> confirmed<\/span> that<\/span> Iskandar<\/span> short-range<\/span> ballistic<\/span> missiles<\/span> were<\/span> used<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> attack.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Kramatorsk<\/span> is<\/span> a<\/span> frontline<\/span> city<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> conflict<\/span> and<\/span> home<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> regional<\/span> headquarters<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> Armed<\/span> Forces.<\/span> The<\/span> pizza<\/span> restaurant<\/span> that<\/span> was<\/span> attacked<\/span> was<\/span> a<\/span> popular<\/span> gathering<\/span> place<\/span> for<\/span> journalists,<\/span> aid<\/span> workers,<\/span> soldiers<\/span> and<\/span> locals.<\/span>
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Amid<\/span> ongoing<\/span> unrest<\/span> in<\/span> Russia<\/span> after<\/span> a<\/span> brief<\/span> period<\/span> of<\/span> armed<\/span> insurgency,<\/span> the<\/span> Kremlin<\/span> continued<\/span> its<\/span> relentless<\/span> airstrikes<\/span> on<\/span> Ukraine,<\/span> dashing<\/span> his<\/span> thoughts<\/span> of<\/span> easing<\/span> offense.<\/span> Recent<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> airstrikes<\/span> show<\/span> that<\/span> domestic<\/span> political<\/span> and<\/span> military<\/span> unrest<\/span> are<\/span> not<\/span> deterring<\/span> Russia<\/span> from<\/span> aggressive<\/span> actions.<\/span> Meanwhile,<\/span> tensions<\/span> escalate<\/span> as<\/span> Evgeny<\/span> Prigozhin,<\/span> owner<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Wagner<\/span> Private<\/span> Army,<\/span> a<\/span> group<\/span> of<\/span> prison<\/span> recruits<\/span> and<\/span> mercenaries,<\/span> is<\/span> revealed<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> leading<\/span> a<\/span> rebellion<\/span> that<\/span> challenges<\/span> the<\/span> authority<\/span> of<\/span> Russian<\/span> President<\/span> Vladimir<\/span> Putin.<\/span> continued.<\/span> Prigozhin<\/span> reportedly<\/span> fled<\/span> to<\/span> neighboring<\/span> Belarus,<\/span> where<\/span> he<\/span> is<\/span> believed<\/span> to<\/span> have<\/span> gone<\/span> into<\/span> exile.<\/span> The<\/span> deployment<\/span> of<\/span> Wagner<\/span> mercenaries<\/span> to<\/span> Belarus<\/span> has<\/span> caused<\/span> concern<\/span> among<\/span> neighboring<\/span> countries,<\/span> including<\/span> Poland<\/span> and<\/span> Lithuania.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Ukrainian<\/span> President<\/span> Volodymyr<\/span> Zelensky<\/span> downplayed<\/span> the<\/span> threat<\/span> posed<\/span> by<\/span> Wagner’s<\/span> forces<\/span> from<\/span> Belarus<\/span> and<\/span> said<\/span> he<\/span> did<\/span> not<\/span> expect<\/span> a<\/span> significant<\/span> influx<\/span> of<\/span> mercenaries<\/span> into<\/span> the<\/span> region.<\/span> But<\/span> he<\/span> reiterated<\/span> that<\/span> Ukrainian<\/span> forces<\/span> remain<\/span> vigilant<\/span> and<\/span> can<\/span> maintain<\/span> control<\/span> along<\/span> the<\/span> border<\/span> with<\/span> Belarus.<\/span> As<\/span> the<\/span> conflict<\/span> drags<\/span> on,<\/span> US<\/span> President<\/span> Joe<\/span> Biden<\/span> has<\/span> commented<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> situation,<\/span> declaring<\/span> that<\/span> Putin’s<\/span> claim<\/span> to<\/span> power<\/span> is<\/span> weakening.<\/span> Biden<\/span> acknowledged<\/span> uncertainty<\/span> about<\/span> the<\/span> extent<\/span> of<\/span> Putin’s<\/span> downfall,<\/span> but<\/span> stressed<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> Russian<\/span> leader<\/span> was<\/span> losing<\/span> ground<\/span> both<\/span> at<\/span> home<\/span> and<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> war<\/span> with<\/span> Ukraine.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Ukrainian<\/span> authorities<\/span> have<\/span> arrested<\/span> a<\/span> man<\/span> on<\/span> suspicion<\/span> of<\/span> helping<\/span> orchestrate<\/span> a<\/span> Russian<\/span> rocket<\/span> attack<\/span> on<\/span> a<\/span> pizza<\/span> restaurant<\/span> in<\/span> Kramatorsk.<\/span> The<\/span> ongoing<\/span> bombings<\/span> in<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> show<\/span> that<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> aggressive<\/span> actions<\/span> continue<\/span> despite<\/span> domestic<\/span> political<\/span> and<\/span> military<\/span> unrest.<\/span> The<\/span> conflict<\/span> continues<\/span> to<\/span> escalate,<\/span> with<\/span> devastating<\/span> effects<\/span> on<\/span> civilians<\/span> caught<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> crossfire.<\/span><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KYIV, UKRAINE(AP) \u2013 Ukrainian authorities have made arrests in connection with a devastating rocket attack on a busy pizza restaurant in Kramatorsk, killing at least 11 people, including three teenagers. Tuesday night’s attack wounded 61 people and was another example of Russia’s relentless air raids in the 16-month war. The Ukrainian National Police said it […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8701,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[276,2480,2482],"tags":[1456,3812,4388,6623,7087,7088,7089,7090,7091,7092],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/UKE.jpg","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8700"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8700"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8700\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8703,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8700\/revisions\/8703"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}