3-year-old and her mother killed in Russian bombardment of playground in Donetsk Oblast

Russian forces attacked the settlement of Kurtivka in Donetsk Oblast on the evening of Tuesday 25 March, claiming the lives of a 3-year-old girl and her 36-year-old mother. Source: Vadym Filashkin, Head of Donetsk Oblast Military Administration; Donetsk Oblast Prosecutor's Office Details: Russian troops struck Kurtivka in the Druzhkivka hromada on Tuesday.

Early reports indicate that Russian forces used an FAB-250 bomb fitted with a UMPK guidance kit against the civilian population. [A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories - ed.]

The bomb struck a residential area, killing a 36-year-old woman and her three-year-old daughter on the spot. Her other daughter, 15, was taken to hospital with shrapnel wounds and a fractured hip. The family was at the playground when the attack occurred.

Information regarding the full aftermath of the attack and the condition of the wounded girl is being gathered, prosecutors say.

Quote from Filashkin: "Another war crime by the Russians is another terrible reminder that it's dangerous to stay in Donetsk Oblast!

Evacuate promptly!

Evacuation saves lives!"

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