A 12-year-old boy has died in a Kyiv hospital after suffering severe injuries in a Russian strike on a recreation park in Nova Vodolaha, Kharkiv region, on October 19. His eight-year-old sister was killed at the scene of the attack.
The Nova Vodolaha Settlement Council reported his death.
“For more than a week, doctors in the capital did everything possible, fighting for every minute of the boy’s life after he suffered extremely severe injuries in an enemy drone strike on Yuvileinyi Park. Unfortunately, there was no miracle — his injuries proved fatal. His younger sister, eight-year-old Arina, was killed immediately at the scene of the attack,” the statement said.
On October 19, at around 4:30 p.m., Russian forces attacked the central park in the settlement of Nova Vodolaha in Kharkiv district with a Geran-3 drone.
Two women and a child were killed at the scene. Another 14 people were injured, including seven children. A café building was also damaged.
The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office is overseeing a pre-trial investigation into a war crime resulting in the deaths of civilians under Part 2 of Article 438 of Ukraine’s Criminal Code.
A 12-year-old boy injured in a Russian strike in Kharkiv region has died in hospital / Collage: Glavnoe in Ukraine
