Russian missile blasts hotel where Brit & US aid workers were staying killing 4 others & injuring 30 in blitz on Ukraine

AT least four people have been killed and 30 injured after Russian missiles blitzed a hotel where Brits and US workers were staying.

Guests in the hotel were heard screaming as rescuers worked to pull people out from under the rubble.

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A fire burns in a destroyed building following a Russian missile strike[/caption]

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Rescuers work at the site of a hotel building hit by a Russian missile strike[/caption]

Footage showed a giant fireball explosion as the Iskander rocket hit the five-storey Central Hotel.

The onslaught came as the US confirmed it has blocked Ukraine from receiving key intelligence data to use Western missiles including HIMARS against targets inside Russia.

President Zelensky said in a statement: “Just before the attack, volunteers from a humanitarian organisation – citizens of Ukraine, the United States and the United Kingdom – had checked into the hotel.

“They survived because they managed to get down from their rooms in time. Unfortunately, four people were killed in this attack. My condolences to their families and loved ones.”

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