Two children killed in Russian shelling of Pokrovsk district

The Prosecutor's Office of the Donetsk region wrote this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

According to the investigation, on October 21, 2024, at 21:00, the Russian army attacked Novoukrainka, the Pokrovsk district, with two UAVs, presumably, of the Shahed type. A 14-year-d girl was fatally injured. A 29-year-d woman sustained a broken leg and burns to her body.

In addition, at 23:50, the enemy drped an aerial bomb on the village of Yantarne in the Kurakhivka urban community. A 64-year-d resident and an 11-year-d boy were killed as a result of an explosion in one of the houses. A 68-year-d man was injured.

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In the settlements, fire and blast waves damaged residential buildings and outbuildings.

“Under the procedural guidance of the Donetsk Regional Prosecutor's Office, pre-trial investigations have been launched as part of criminal proceedings on viations of the laws and customs of war (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine),” the prosecutor's office said.

As reported, on October 21, Russians killed four residents of the Donetsk region: two in Myrnohrad, one each in the Kurakhivka community and Novoukrainka.