Child killed by Russian shelling in Novodmytrivka, Kherson region

Child killed by Russian shelling in Novodmytrivka, Kherson region

photos
Ukrinform
Russian troops launched an artillery attack on the village of Novodmytrivka, Bilozerka community, Kherson region, overnight into Thursday, killing a six-year-old child and wounding four people.

According to Ukrinform, the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office reported this on Telegram.

After midnight on September 14, the invaders struck the village of Novodmytrivka with artillery. The shells hit a private house and its territory. A six-year-old boy suffered fatal injuries. His 13-year-old brother was hospitalized in serious condition, according to the report.

Three neighbors who tried to help were also wounded.

Private houses and outbuildings were damaged.

The Oleshky district prosecutor's office of the Kherson region has launched an investigation into violation of the laws and customs of war, combined with intentional murder (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

Read also: One killed as Russian troops fire 433 shells at Kherson region in last 24 hours

While citing and using any materials on the Internet, links to the website ukrinform.net not lower than the first paragraph are mandatory. In addition, citing the translated materials of foreign media outlets is possible only if there is a link to the website ukrinform.net and the website of a foreign media outlet. Materials marked as "Advertisement" or with a disclaimer reading "The material has been posted in accordance with Part 3 of Article 9 of the Law of Ukraine "On Advertising" No. 270/96-VR of July 3, 1996 and the Law of Ukraine "On the Media" No. 2849-Х of March 31, 2023 and on the basis of an agreement/invoice.

© 2015-2024 Ukrinform. All rights reserved.

Extended searchHide extended search
By period:
-