Russian Missile That Hit Packed Train Station Reportedly Had Troubling Phrase Written On It

A few words reportedly scrawled on the Russian missile that targeted civilians at a railway station add a new level of horror to the attack that killed more than 50 people.

According to ‘photos from the scene shared by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and others, a piece of the Russian ballistic missile had the words “for the children” painted upon it, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Although photos of the missile part were shared on social media, it was impossible to independently verify that the message seen on the missile part as it lay amid the dead was put there by Russian forces before the missile was sent to kill civilians in Kramatorsk.

“We arrived 15 mins after the missile exploded outside the Kramatorsk train station,” Washington Post report Dalton Bennett tweeted. “We counted at least 20 dead including 2 children. Spray painted on what remained of the Tochka-U ballistic missile ‘for the children.’”

At least five children were killed in the attack.

Witnesses described seeing victims literally blown apart by the explosion, according to The Washington Post.

“People were screaming. There were explosions everywhere,” Anton Ladygin, 18, said. He was among several witnesses who said multiple explosions were heard after the missile hit.