Child killed in enemy shelling of Zhelezne settlement in Donbas
An underage girl has been killed in militants' shelling of the Zhelezne (Toretske) settlement in Donbas, First Deputy Head of the National Police of Ukraine Viacheslav Abroskin has said.
"Today, during the shelling of militants in the peaceful village of Zhelezne (Toretske), an underage girl was killed. The child went into the courtyard where she was killed by a fragment of an enemy shell. The investigators team up is working on the site," Abroskin wrote on his Facebook page on Monday.
In turn, Head of Donetsk Regional Military-Civil Administration Pavlo Zhebrivsky said that the incident occurred in the village of Zhelezne near Toretsk. According to him, a 15-year-old girl, a student of the ninth form of school No. 7, was killed.
"The child was in the yard of her grandmother at the time when a large-caliber shell, released from the Russia-led positions, landed there," Zhebrivsky wrote on his Facebook page.
Advertising
Advertising
MORE ABOUT
Enemy's offensive simultaneously going on in four directions, fiercest battles in Bakhmut, Maryinka and Avdiyivka – Maliar
20:32, 10.04.2023
There will be nothing alive in Donbas after war – Zelenskyy at Munich conference
16:11, 17.02.2023
Invaders deliberately, methodically destroy villages, towns in Donbas – Zelensky
20:44, 27.01.2023
Tough battle for Donbas continues – Zelensky
13:22, 14.01.2023
Zelensky calls 'severe and painful' situation in Donbas
09:21, 27.12.2022
LATEST
Air defense eliminates 13 attack UAVs in two regions of Ukraine – Air Force
11:22, 04.05.2024
Yermak, Szijjártó discuss key issues of Ukrainian-Hungarian relations
20:24, 03.05.2024
Currently five multi-role Russian fighters, Su-34, Su-35 aircraft are in Black and Azov Seas
19:53, 03.05.2024
Khortytsia group: In Krasnohorivka, some enemy groups managed to enter hide among remains of refractory plant; all measures being taken to drive enemy out of village
19:26, 03.05.2024
Borrell on behalf of EU due to cyberattacks by Russian-sponsored group ART28: We not to tolerate it, will use full range of responses