Russian drone strike on park in Nova Vodolaha kills six, including two children
A Russian drone hit the central park in Nova Vodolaha, in Ukraine's Kharkiv region. Six people were killed, including two girls, and 15 more were wounded.
Russian forces used a drone to attack the central park in Nova Vodolaha, a town in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region. Six people died, including two children, according to Ukrainian officials. The attack is part of Russia's war against Ukraine.
Casualties
Ivan Vyhivskyi, head of Ukraine's Interior Ministry, said the park was struck by a drone. Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv regional military administration, said the dead were a man, three women and two girls. One girl was 11 years old, and the other was just over a year old. A further 15 people were wounded, seven of them children.
Statement from the president
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the younger girl was named Angelina. Her mother, Inna, was killed as well. Zelensky added that the park was hit by a Shahed-type drone.
