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

Quote: "The Russians struck Mykolaiv Oblast this evening. Four people have been killed, including three children."

Details: Early reports indicate that two of the children who died were 11 years old, and the third was 12.

The Russian strike also sparked a fire that engulfed a shop, a pharmacy and a post office.

Interior Ministry units are working at the scene, and law enforcement officers are establishing all the circumstances of the attack.

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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