Ukrainian officials published photos of bodies under picnic blankets in a park. Children are among the dead, say local authorities
: Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
Russian missiles slammed into a town in southern Ukraine, killing seven civilians, including children, and wounding dozens more, local authorities reported.
Ukrainian officials published photos of bodies stretched out under picnic blankets in a park in Vilniansk, and deep craters in the blackened earth next to the charred, twisted remains of a building.
Thirty-six people were wounded in Saturday evening’s attack, authorities said, and declared a day of mourning on Sunday. Vilniansk is in Zaporizhzhia region, less than 30km (20 miles) from the local capital and north of the front lines, as Russian forces continue to occupy part of the province.
Ivan Fedorov, the local governor, said that three children were among the dead and nine more were wounded.
In a separate Telegram post hours earlier, Mr Fedorov said that the strike damaged a shop, residential buildings, and an unspecified “critical infrastructure” facility in Vilniansk, which had a population of around 14,300 prior to Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
: Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
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