A Ukrainian drone attack killed four people, consisting of a five-year-old young boy, in the city of Kursk near the border with Ukraine, regional authorities stated.
With deep sorrow, I report that three individuals passed away at the scene following the attack on the city beach, Acting Kursk region Governor Alexander Khinshtein at first wrote on Telegram late Tuesday, including later that 7 others were injured, consisting of the young boy.Khinshtein implicated Ukrainian forces of an inhumane attack Tuesday night in which the enemy intentionally struck a place where civilians were located.
There was no immediate action from authorities in Kyiv.Khinshtein said early Wednesday in a different post that a National Guard soldier injured in the attack did not make it through, stating he had actually helped people get away the area following reports of the drone attack.Hours later on, the governor said the five-year-old kid passed away as he was being transferred to a hospital in Moscow for treatment.
More than 30% of the kids body was covered in burns, which is an extreme quantity for such a small person, Khinshtein wrote.Another Ukrainian drone attack on the city of Rylsk, around 50 kilometers (30 miles) from the Ukrainian border, wounded two individuals, according to Khinshtein.AFP contributed reporting.