One of many missiles launched by Russia within the Ivano-Frankivsk area fell on a home belonging to the minor’s household
A eight-year-old boy was killed this Friday in a Russian assault with missiles within the Ivano-Frankivsk area, in western Ukraine, an space of the nation the place assaults are uncommon, since it’s a whole bunch of kilometers from the battlefront.
“On August 11 at round 11:00 within the morning (08:00 GMT), the Russian military fired its missiles within the course of infrastructure within the Ivano-Frankivsk area (…) An eight-year-old boy died within the bombardment,” reported the lawyer common’s workplace on Telegram.
One of many missiles fell on a home the place a household with three kids lived, the identical supply reported.
In line with the pinnacle of the regional administration, Svitlana Onishchuk, the kid was taken to the hospital in a important situation. “The docs did all the things they might, however sadly it was not doable to save lots of the kid’s life,” he added in a video broadcast on Telegram.
The Ukrainian army reported that Russia had launched 4 hypersonic missiles Kinzhal towards the Ivano-Frankivsk area and that solely certainly one of them might be intercepted.
The missiles had been launched from the Russian cities of Tula and Lipetsk, positioned respectively 180 and 460 km south of Moscow.
