Russian strike on Mykolaiv Oblast kills four, including three children – photos
Four people, including three children aged 11 and 12, were killed in a Russian attack on Mykolaiv Oblast on the evening of 21 August.
Source: Ukraine's Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivskyi; Heorhii Reshetilov, Head of Mykolaiv Oblast Military Administration; State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES)
Quote from Vyhivskyi: "The Russians struck Mykolaiv Oblast this evening. Four people have been killed, including three children."
Details: Reshetilov reported that a Russian Shahed drone hit a building housing a shop, post office and pharmacy.
Those killed were two 11-year-old boys, a 13-year-old boy and a 30-year-old man. Another person, a 36-year-old woman, was injured and hospitalised.
The building was damaged in the strike, and a fire broke out.
Background: On 21 August, Russian forces attacked a shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih with a double-tap drone strike, killing 14 people and injuring 121 others, including 22 children.
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