a baby killed in a strike attributed to the Russian army in the northeast of the country

A two-month-old baby was killed and three women injured on Tuesday, February 6, in a strike attributed to the Russian army in northeastern Ukraine, announced the governor of the Kharkiv region, Oleg Synegoubov. “Around 2:30 a.m. (1:30 a.m. French time), a three-story hotel was destroyed in Zolochiv (…), following two S-300 missile strikes by the occupiers” Russians, the official said on Telegram.

According to the local official, the baby was “born December 4, 2023” and the three injured women “by shrapnel” are aged 21, 28 and 39 years old. The mother of the deceased child is among those hospitalized, said Oleg Synegoubov. In total, according to him, “seven houses, 19 civil infrastructures (stores, cafes, kiosks), and two local administrative buildings” in particular were “damaged” in the Russian night strike.

The general prosecutor’s office, the national police and Ukrainian rescuers released several photos showing in particular a tangled roof, and firefighters working in the rubble in the middle of the night.