Two killed, one injured in Russian strike on Kurtivka in Donetsk region

Two killed, one injured in Russian strike on Kurtivka in Donetsk region

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A Russian attack on the village of Kurtivka in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region has killed a woman and her three-year-old daughter, while a 15-year-old girl sustained injuries.

Vadym Filashkin, head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration, announced this on Facebook, according to Ukrinform.

The wounded teenager was transported to a hospital for treatment. Authorities are still assessing the full extent of the destruction caused by the attack.

Filashkin urged residents of the region to evacuate for their safety.

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The Donetsk Regional Prosecutor's Office reported that the Russian military likely used a FAB-250 bomb with a UMPK guidance kit in the attack. The strike hit a residential area.

According to prosecutors, the 36-year-old mother and her three-year-old daughter were killed instantly from fatal injuries. The woman's second child, a 15-year-old girl, suffered shrapnel wounds and a fractured femur and was taken to a hospital.

The family was on a playground at the time of the attack.

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