Bournemouth aid worker footage shows Ukraine hotel missile strike

An aid worker has survived a Russian missile attack on a hotel in Ukraine.

Karol Swiacki, founder of Ukraine Relief in Bournemouth, said he and his team were caught in the attack on Kryvyi Rih overnight.

The strike has killed at least four people and 31 have been injured, according to the city’s regional governor.

The city is Ukraine President Volodomyr Zelensky’s hometown. He is currently attending an EU emergency summit where he has thanked European leaders for their “strong support”.

Mr Swiacki, who has previously won a BBC award for his work providing aid to refugee centres in Ukraine, contacted the BBC saying his team were in the hotel when the missile hit.

Sending images and videos of the destruction, he also sent a short message.

“We were attacked in the hotel in Kryvyi Rih. Everyone from our team alive. Many dead and wounded. I’m sorry it happening to you Ukraine. We won’t give up,” Mr Swiacki said.

Yuriy Sak, an adviser to Ukraine’s Ministry of Strategic Industries, described the strike as an attack on “a civilian, peaceful hotel”.

It has been reported the missile also damaged 13 apartment blocks and 12 shops – it is the second time this hotel has been targeted in five months.

Speaking at the EU emergency summit, President Zelensky told leaders: “During all this period, and last week, you stayed with us.

“We are not alone, and these are not just words, we feel it.”