Russia conducts seven airstrikes on Kramatorsk: four killed, including 14-year-old – photos
Russian forces carried out seven airstrikes on Kramatorsk and the village of Bilenke in Donetsk Oblast on 10 July, killing four civilians, including a 14-year-old and his 18-year-old sister, and injuring nine others.
Source: Oleksandr Honcharenko, Head of Kramatorsk City Military Administration; Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor's Office
Details: According to the prosecutor's office, the attack lasted from 15:01 to 15:20. Russian troops carried out seven airstrikes on Kramatorsk and the village of Bilenke.
Apartment blocks and residential houses were hit.
Quote from the prosecutor's office: "As a result of the attack, four civilians were killed. Among them were an 18-year-old young woman and her 14-year-old brother. Another nine residents aged 35 to 75 were injured.
The final information about the aftermath of the strikes and the type of weaponry is being established."
Details: Under the procedural supervision of the Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor's Office, a pre-trial investigation has been launched into a war crime under Article 438.2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
Earlier, Honcharenko reported that Russian forces had attacked the city for the second time that day. Initially, only strikes on the residential sector, as well as information about injured people, were reported.
Background: On the night of 9-10 July, Russian forces attacked the settlement of Shabelkivka in Donetsk Oblast, destroying a residential building under the rubble of which people were found dead.
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