Two civilians, including 12-year-old boy, killed in Russian bombardment of Mykhailivka, Donetsk Oblast – photo

Two people have been killed and one injured in the Russian bombardment of Mykhailivka in Novohrodivka hromada (Donetsk Oblast). [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories – ed.]

Source: Vadym Filashkin, the Head of Donetsk Oblast Military Administration, on social media; Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor’s Office

Details: Filashkin reported that Russian forces dropped a guided aerial bomb on the village on the morning of 3 June and repeated the attack an hour and a half later. At least five houses have been damaged.

A boy, 12, is among the fatalities.

Quote from Filashkin: "Tomorrow, Ukraine will mark the Day of Remembrance of Children who have been killed in the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine – and today, another name has been added to this tragic list."

Update: Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor's Office has provided more details.

The investigation has found that Russian forces struck Mykhailivka in Novohrodivka hromada at 11:20 on 3 June 2024, likely dropping a UMPB D-30SN bomb on civilians. A woman, 84, has been killed in the attack.

The Russians targeted the settlement again at 12:40. This time, they used Smerch multiple-launch rocket systems. A Smerch projectile hit the territory of a residential area, claiming the life of a 12-year-old boy and leaving his 43-year-old mother injured.

Several households in the village have been damaged.

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