Vadym Filashkin, the governor of the Donetsk region, said in a post on Telegram on Sunday morning that “the Russians hit Kramatorsk”, and that two journalists were injured, while one was missing after a strike on a hotel.
“Authorities, police and rescuers are working on the spot. Debris clearance and rescue operations are ongoing,” he said.
The Russian Defence Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Ukraine’s general prosecutor’s office said in a statement that it had opened a “pre-trial investigation” into the strike, which it said happened at 10.35pm local time (7.35pm GMT) on Saturday.
“Russian troops struck the city of Kramatorsk, probably with an Iskander-M missile,” it said.