Oleksandr, Kyrylo and Serhii, all aged one, and eight-year-old Maksym were killed in Ukraine’s city by Russian strike on Putin’s birthday
A Russian missile flattened an apartment block in Pryluky.
In the city of Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine, a Russian missile strike on a five-story residential building resulted in the tragic deaths of 19 people, including five children. Among the victims were three one-year-old boys, Oleksandr, Kyrylo, and Serhii, as well as an eight-year-old named Maksym. Additionally, seven others were injured, all of them children, according to Ukraine's State Emergency Service.
Overnight, Russia also targeted Kyiv and 12 other regions, downing five ballistic missiles, 39 cruise missiles, and 117 drones. The nationwide strike claimed at least 24 lives, including four children, with the majority of the casualties occurring in Pryluky. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed condolences to the families and called upon partners to increase pressure on Russia and bolster defense support for Ukraine.
Zelenskyy emphasized that continuing to use missiles against Ukraine and its people is a deliberate choice of terror by Russia.
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