A British citizen has been killed by a Russian airstrike which hit a hotel in eastern Ukraine.
Reuters has confirmed that safety advisor Ryan Evans was killed on Saturday in the missile strike.The missile attack strike the Hotel Sapfir in Kramatorsk as Ukraine celebrated the 33rd anniversary of its independence from the Soviet Union.Evans was found underneath the rubble on Sunday.Reuters said that two journalists are in hospital and three others have been accounted for.Six people have been confirmed to be wounded after the attack.
A Reuters statement said: "We are devastated to learn that Reuters safety advisor Ryan Evans, who was with our reporting team in Ukraine, has been killed."Ryan was part of a Reuters crew staying at Hotel Sapphire in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, when it was hit in a missile strike on Saturday, August 24, 2024."Two of our journalists are in hospital; one is being treated for serious injuries. Three other colleagues have been accounted for and are safe.
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