Russians killed police officer and his 4-year-old son on Father's Day in Sumy Oblast

Two civilians - a father and a son - were killed on Sunday, 18 June, in Russian attacks on Sumy Oblast. Source: Sumy Oblast Military Administration on Telegram; Yurii Zarko, Mayor of Myropillia, in a comment to Suspilne, Prosecutor General's Office , police of Sumy Oblast Quote: "Civilians, a father and a son, were killed today when the city of Bilopillia was shelled."

Details: The Sumy Oblast Military Administration promised to provide more information later.

The mayor of Bilopillia, Yurii Zarko, clarified for Suspilne that a father and child were killed. "A father and son were just passing by. A shell landed literally three metres away from them.

They just ran for cover and actually did not reach the five metres [of distance between them and the shell - ed.]. The father died on the spot, the child was not taken to hospital in time, he died on the way there," said Zarko. According to the mayor, it happened around 16:20 (Kyiv time).

Zarko also added that there were powerful explosions in the city centre.

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Preliminary information indicates there were hits near a local dormitory, on a cinema building, and on a residential building. Later, the Prosecutor General's Office reported that a four-year-old boy and his father were killed while outside during the shelling of Bilopillia.

The Office also published photos of the aftermath of the shelling.

Roman Babenkophoto by police of sumy Oblast

The police of Sumy Oblast reported that the attack killed Roman Babenko, a detective of the criminal police sector of the police department No 1 (Bilopillia) of the Sumy district police department, and his son.

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