Body of Briton found in rubble of hotel where journalist went missing after Russian missile strike

Two reporters wounded and taken to hospital in Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk

The body of a British citizen has been found in the rubble of a hotelin the east of Ukraine where a Reuters journalist was reported missing after a Russian missile strike.
The news agency reported that two other reporters from a six-person team had been hospitalised after the Hotel Sapphire hotel in Kramatorsk was hit “by an apparent missile strike” overnight.
“One of our colleagues is unaccounted for, while another two have been taken to hospital for treatment,” the agency said.
“Three other colleagues have been accounted for. We are urgently seeking more information, working with the authorities in Kramatorsk, and supporting our colleagues and their families.”
The Donetsk region prosecutor’s office said on Sunday evening that the body of a British citizen had been recovered. The victim has not been named.
Vadym Filashkin, 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.
He said: “Authorities, police and rescuers are working on the spot. Debris clearance and rescue operations are ongoing.”
Rescuers later confirmed they had recovered a body.
The Russian Defence Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Ukraine’s general prosecutor’s office said in a statement on Telegram that it had opened a pre-trial investigation into the strike, which it said happened at 10.35pm local time (1935 GMT) on Saturday.
It said: “Russian troops struck the city of Kramatorsk, probably with an Iskander-M missile.”