Shmyhal on tragedy in Kramatorsk: Russia has proved its status as a terrorist country

Russia has proved its status as a terrorist country by shelling the Kramatorsk railway station and it must be punished.

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said this in a statement posted on Twitter, Ukrinform reports.

"Russia proved its status as a terrorist country. Is any other country except RF can purposefully launch a missile at the train station where thousands of people were waiting to be evacuated? Dozens of dead, including children. Shelling Kramatorsk is a crime. RF must be punished," he said.

Early on Friday, Russian troops fired a Tochka-U missile at the Kramatorsk railway station. At that time, there were thousands of people at the station waiting to be evacuated.

According to preliminary data, 39 people were killed and about 100 were injured in the attack.