As a result of a strike by the Russian army on the railway station in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, 30 people, including children, were killed, Ukraine's National Police said on Telegram.

"The missile hit the temporary waiting room. It was there that hundreds of people were waiting for the evacuation train... Now the police, rescuers, explosives experts and doctors are working on the scene. We already know about 30 casualties, including children. Some 100 people were wounded," the message said.

On the fact of the tragedy, criminal proceedings have been opened under Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (violation of the laws and customs of war).

The National Police noted that assistance is being provided to everyone who needs it. On the spot, the police are documenting the consequences of the missile attack and, together with the State Emergency Service, are rescuing people.

According to the information policy department of the Donetsk Regional Prosecutor's Office, there were almost 4,000 civilians at the train station at the time of the attack. They were evacuating the city.

"Full information about the victims of the enemy attack and the damaged infrastructure is being gathered," the statement said.

Earlier, the head of Ukrzaliznytsia, Oleksandr Kamyshin, said that more than 30 people were killed and more than 100 were injured as a result of rocket fire at the Kramatorsk railway station.

"This is a targeted blow to the passenger infrastructure of the railway and the residents of the city of Kramatorsk," he wrote.