Tragedy strikes the town of Bohodukhiv as renewed aerial bombardments shatter a fragile ceasefire in eastern Ukraine.
A horrific Russian drone attack has claimed the lives of four civilians, including three very young children, in a residential area west of Kharkiv. Local officials confirmed that the strike obliterated a home in the town of Bohodukhiv, killing two one-year-old boys, a two-year-old girl, and a 34-year-old man.
Oleg Synegubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, reported that emergency crews also pulled survivors from the wreckage. A 35-year-old pregnant woman and a 76-year-old woman sustained injuries in the blast, which marks a bloody return to hostilities following a brief lull in fighting.
A Pattern of Loss
The tragedy in Bohodukhiv is part of a grim sequence for the town. Just days earlier, another overnight strike killed a mother and her 10-year-old son, according to Ukrainian authorities. The region has faced relentless pressure, with Russian forces targeting critical transport and energy nodes, prompting local leaders to declare a state of emergency over the power supply.
Further east, the violence continued as Russian aircraft dropped seven bombs on the city of Slovyansk around noon on Tuesday. Donetsk regional governor Vadym Filashkin stated that two people were killed in that attack, including an 11-year-old girl.
SOURCES: Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Telegram, Reuters.
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