Russian strike on Nova Vodolaha park kills six, including three children, and injures 15

Photo source: Telegram / Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office

Alvina Kaminska

On October 19, Russian invaders attacked a central park in Nova Vodolaha, Kharkiv region, with a drone. The strike killed six people, including an infant, and injured 15 others, including seven children.

Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivskyi, the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office, and the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, reported this, Rubryka writes.

According to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the strike occurred when many people, including families with children, were in the park.

"Occupiers struck Nova Vodolaha's central park with a drone at a moment when many people were there, including families with children. Unfortunately, two women and an infant in a baby stroller died," the post states.

^{Photo source: Kharkiv Region's State Emergency Service}

According to the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office, Russian forces attacked the park around 4:30 p.m. Preliminary data indicate that they used a Geran-3-type drone for the strike.

Initial reports stated 14 people sustained injuries, seven of whom were children. Subsequently, the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration clarified that the number of wounded rose to 15.

"Seven of them are children. Medics are providing everyone with necessary assistance. In particular, resuscitation teams are transporting the wounded to hospitals in Kharkiv," he added.

The attack also damaged a cafe building. Law enforcement officers and emergency services are working at the scene. Specialists are inspecting the territory for explosive items, while officials continue to clarify the circumstances and consequences of the strike.

^{Photo source: Kharkiv Region's State Emergency Service}

Syniehubov later reported that the death toll rose to six.

"Unfortunately, the number of victims from the Russian shelling in Nova Vodolaha rose to six people. Among the dead are three children," he clarified.

The prosecutor's office launched an investigation into the war crime that caused human casualties.

^{Photo source: Kharkiv Region's State Emergency Service}

Background

It should be noted that Russian airstrikes on Zaporizhzhia on the morning of October 10 killed 12 people, including three children. Rescuers continue clearing the rubble of destroyed buildings and searching for people whose fate remains unknown.

Additionally, Russian troops launched a series of missile strikes on Pryluky, Chernihiv region, on the morning of October 7. One of the missiles struck a five-story residential building, destroying two entrances to the building.

The death toll from the Russian missile strike on the residential building in Pryluky on October 7 rose to 22 people, including five children. Another 54 people suffered injuries, including seven children.

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