Key facts
- A Ukrainian drone strike killed one child and injured two others in Russia's Belgorod region.
- The incident occurred in the village of Printsevka, near the Ukrainian border.
A Ukrainian drone strike killed one child and injured two others in Russia's Belgorod region. The incident, which occurred near a playground in Printsevka village, was denounced by a Russian rights official as an "inhumane terrorist act."
The incident highlights the ongoing civilian toll of the Russia-Ukraine war, with attacks impacting residential areas and causing casualties among children.
A Ukrainian drone strike killed one child and injured two others on Sunday in the Russian border region of Belgorod. The drone hit an area adjacent to a playground in the village of Printsevka, according to acting regional governor Alexander Shavayev. Medics were unable to save a 13-year-old girl who suffered serious injuries, while two other girls, aged 7 and 9, were being treated in hospital. Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia's commissioner for children's rights, denounced the incident as an "inhumane terrorist act by the Kyiv regime." The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Lvova-Belova and Russian President Vladimir Putin for alleged war crimes related to the deportation of children from occupied Ukrainian territories, allegations Russia rejects. There was no immediate comment from Ukraine's Defence Ministry.