Russian forces dropped three powerful aerial bombs on a residential neighborhood in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, on Friday, Oct. 23, killing one civilian and injuring six others, including three young children, Ukrainian prosecutors reported.
According to the Donetsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office, Russian aircraft struck the city, using three FAB-250 aerial bombs equipped with universal glide and correction modules (UMPK).
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The bombs hit a residential area, damaging at least 27 homes.
Among the six injured were two women, aged 45 and 54, a 47-year-old man, and three children – girls aged seven and 10 and their younger brother, just one year and 10 months old.
The victims suffered blast injuries, traumatic brain injuries, concussions and shrapnel wounds. All were receiving medical treatment, prosecutors said.
The latest bombing came just three days after Russian strikes on Kramatorsk on Oct. 20 killed four civilians, including three municipal heating workers preparing the city’s infrastructure for winter.
Another civilian was killed in an FPV drone strike that day. At least six people were injured, while apartment buildings, educational facilities and utility infrastructure sustained damage.
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