Aug 25 (Reuters) - A member of the Reuters team covering

the war in Ukraine was missing and two others were hospitalised

after a strike on a hotel in the eastern Ukrainian city of

Kramatorsk.

In a statement, the news agency said that the Hotel

Sapphire, where a six-person Reuters crew was staying, was hit

"by an apparent missile strike" on Saturday.

"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.

We will give an update when we have more information," it added.

Vadym Filashkin, governor of 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.

"Authorities, police and rescuers are working on the spot.

Debris clearance and rescue operations are ongoing," he said.

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 10:35 p.m. local time (1935

GMT) on Saturday.

"Russian troops struck the city of Kramatorsk, probably with

an Iskander-M missile," it said.