Boy, 12, dies after week-long fight for life following Russian strike on Nova Vodolaha

Twelve-year-old Artem Koval has died in a Kyiv hospital after being injured in a Russian attack on a park in Nova Vodolaha, Kharkiv Oblast. Doctors spent a week trying to save the boy's life.

Source: the Nova Vodolaha Settlement Council on Facebook

Quote: "Doctors in Kyiv spent more than a week doing everything they could to save the boy's life, fighting for every precious minute after he was critically injured in an enemy drone strike on Yuvileinyi Park. Sadly, he could not be saved – his injuries were too severe."

Details: Artem's eight-year-old sister, Arina, was killed instantly. Their mother, Liliia, was injured.

Quote: "In one terrible moment, the parents lost everything dearest to them – both their son and their daughter – and their loved ones lost the precious children they held dear. This is immeasurable grief for which there are no words of comfort. Russia has stolen the children's future and deprived their family of their reason to live, committing yet another bloody crime against the most innocent."

Background:

• On 19 October, Russian forces attacked the central park in Nova Vodolaha. Many people, including families with children, were there at the time.
• Among those killed were primary school teacher Inna Mariukhna and her one-year-old daughter Anhelina. The attack also killed 34-year-old Yuliia Spichak and 36-year-old Marianna Tsymbal.

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