Two children killed in Russian shelling of Pokrovsk district
The Prosecutor's Office of the Donetsk region wrote this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.
According to the investigation, on October 21, 2024, at 21:00, the Russian army attacked Novoukrainka, the Pokrovsk district, with two UAVs, presumably, of the Shahed type. A 14-year-old girl was fatally injured. A 29-year-old woman sustained a broken leg and burns to her body.
In addition, at 23:50, the enemy dropped an aerial bomb on the village of Yantarne in the Kurakhivka urban community. A 64-year-old resident and an 11-year-old boy were killed as a result of an explosion in one of the houses. A 68-year-old man was injured.
In the settlements, fire and blast waves damaged residential buildings and outbuildings.
“Under the procedural guidance of the Donetsk Regional Prosecutor's Office, pre-trial investigations have been launched as part of criminal proceedings on violations of the laws and customs of war (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine),” the prosecutor's office said.
As reported, on October 21, Russians killed four residents of the Donetsk region: two in Myrnohrad, one each in the Kurakhivka community and Novoukrainka.
