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Russia drops 551 lbs bomb on Ukrainian house, killing father and son

Russia drops 551 lbs bomb on Ukrainian house, killing father and son Photo: Russia dropped a bomb on a house near Lyman (t.me/Donetsk_obl_prokuratura)
Author: Liliana Oleniak

The Russian army dropped a bomb on a house in the village of Yarova, Lyman community, Donetsk region. Two men, a father and son, were killed in the attack, according to the Donetsk regional prosecutor's office.

At about 5:10 a.m. Kyiv time, today, April 25, Russian troops conducted two air strikes on the village of Yarova. One of the bombs hit a house. A 61-year-old man and his 88-year-old father were killed in their own home.

According to the prosecutor's office, the Russian occupiers dropped FAB-250 bombs with a universal planning and correction module (UMCM) on the village. The weight of such a bomb is 551 lbs.

About ten residential buildings, a shop, and an outbuilding were damaged in the village.

Law enforcement officers have launched an investigation into the war crime (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

Photo: Russia drops bomb on a house in Donetsk region (t.me/Donetsk_obl_prokuratura)

Russian night attack on Ukraine

On the night of April 25, Russian troops launched more than a hundred attack drones and imitator drones at Ukraine. Air defense forces shot down 41 drones, and another 40 enemy imitator drones were lost.

The Russians attacked Kharkiv and Pavlohrad with drones, hitting an apartment building. The attack killed three people and left others injured.

According to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, a rescuer was injured as a result of a second strike on Pavlohrad.