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Russia strikes Ukraine's Bohodukhiv, killing 3 children and their father

Russia strikes Ukraine's Bohodukhiv, killing 3 children and their father Photo: consequences of the Russian strike on Bohodukhiv (t.me/prokuratura_kharkiv)
Author: Liliana Oleniak

In the town of Bohodukhiv in the Kharkiv region, a Russian strike drone hit a private residential building, killing three children and their father. Other residents of the building were also injured, according to the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, and the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office.

Details of Russian attack

On February 10, at around 11:30 p.m., a Russian drone, preliminarily identified as a Geran-2, struck a residential building where a family of 5 lived.

Russian strike killed a 34-year-old man and 3 children — 2 one-year-old boys and a two-year-old girl. A 74-year-old woman was also injured.

Rescuers saved the 35-year-old pregnant mother of the children, who suffered blast injuries, traumatic brain injury, and burns. It is known that the family had evacuated from Zolochiv to Bohodukhiv a few days earlier.

Russia strikes Ukraine's Bohodukhiv, killing 3 children and their father

Source: Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine

Russia strikes Ukraine's Bohodukhiv, killing 3 children and their father

Source: Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine

Russia strikes Ukraine's Bohodukhiv, killing 3 children and their father

Source: Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine

Russia strikes Ukraine's Bohodukhiv, killing 3 children and their father

Source: Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine

Russia strikes Ukraine's Bohodukhiv, killing 3 children and their father

Source: Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine

Russia strikes Ukraine's Bohodukhiv, killing 3 children and their father

Source: Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine

Aftermath cleanup continues

Rescuers, medics, and law enforcement officers are working at the site, and emergency rescue operations and documentation of the aftermath of the Russian attack are ongoing.

Exclusive video footage of aftermath of Russian attack

RBC-Ukraine has revealed exclusive video footage from the site of the Russian strike, showing a destroyed private house and significant damage to surrounding buildings.

The videos demonstrate the scale of the destruction caused by the nighttime Russian drone attack.

Tragedy in Bohodukhiv

On the night of February 11, another tragedy occurred in Bohodukhiv as a result of a Russian drone attack. Russia killed 3 children during the strike on a private house — 2 one-year-old boys and a two-year-old girl.

Rescuers recovered their bodies from the rubble at night. A 34-year-old man was also killed.

According to the head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, Oleh Syniehubov, 2 other people were injured: a 35-year-old pregnant woman and a woman over 70 years old.

This is the second tragedy in Bohodukhiv in recent days.