Missile attack hits hotel in eastern Ukraine where Anadolu journalists were staying

A hotel in Kharkiv, Ukraine, where Anadolu journalists had been staying, has been hit in an attack with S-300 missiles, Report informs via the Anadolu Agency.

Oleg Sinegubov, head of the military administration of the Kharkiv region, said that a hotel with more than 30 civilians was hit in the attack at 10.30 p.m. local time (2030GMT) and that 11 people were injured in the incident.

He noted that among the injured are Turkish journalists staying in the hotel.

On January 10, Journalists' Day, Anadolu reporter Davit Kachkachishvili and photojournalist Ozge Elif Kizil, who were on duty, managed to escape from the damaged hotel, which was engulfed in flames.

Kachkachishvili had minor cuts on his hands.

The Anadolu staff, in good health, was taken by ambulance to the hospital to be thoroughly checked.

The vehicle used by the team was also damaged and rendered unusable, like many other vehicles near the hotel.

• Anadolu Ajansı ekibinin de kaldığı Park Otel'e iki füze isabet etti
• Otelin üst katları harabeye döndü, bina alevler içinde kaldı
• AA muhabirleri olaydan yara almadan kurtuldu

Ukrayna’daki savaşı takip eden AA ekibinin Harkiv'de kaldığı otel füzelerin hedefi oldu… pic.twitter.com/OjTlayUoQB

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