When a body was pulled from the rubble, people strained to see whether it was their loved one.
But each time, the body bag was zipped tightly, and an emergency car quickly took it to the morgue.
Ria Lounge, known to many as Ria Pizza, was a long-running haunt, particularly popular in the summer because of its covered outdoor seating.
It is close to the Hotel Kramatorsk, which was badly damaged in a Russian attack last summer.
The restaurant had closed after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began in February last year, but reopened several months later.
Persons:
Kramatorsk, Ria Pizza
Locations:
Bakhmut, Donetsk, Russian, Ukraine