Five kids, with the youngest only three years old, were killed in a Russian attack in eastern Ukraine.
Vladimir Putin sent S-300 missiles to the city of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region. It killed 11 people and hurt eight others. The governor of the Ukrainian-controlled part confirmed this.
Vadym Filashkin said that 11 people died in a very cruel attack, including five children between the ages of three and 17.
He said on Telegram that the attack proved that Russian forces are trying to cause as much sadness as they can in our country.
Video from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine showed rescue teams looking through piles of burnt rubble in the dark.
The strike happened around 3pm on Saturday. People kept looking for survivors at night because there was a lot of damage.
President Zelensky said that Russia attacked regular people’s homes.
He said: ‘Russia needs to know that there will be consequences for their actions. ‘
The dangerous attack on Pokrovks was followed by many drones and cruise missiles sent to Ukraine overnight.
The air force said on Telegram that Russia attacked mostly the southern and eastern areas, and they were able to destroy 21 out of the 28 drones.
However, it didn’t explain what happened to the three cruise missiles.
“The enemy is attacking the frontline areas of Kherson and Dnipropetrovsk regions with drones,” said air force spokesperson Yuriy Ihnat on TV.
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Russian long-range missile attack claims lives of five youngsters
