In Donetsk region, Russians shoot family of civilians and take child hostage

According to Ukrinform, this was reported on Facebook by the 3rd Army Corps.

In the area of responsibility of the 3rd Army Corps, near the village of Shandryholove, the occupiers shot a family of civilians and took a minor girl hostage. The enemy is using her to cover their groups and continue advancing in the Lyman sector.

Radio intercepts revealed that even before the assault on Shandryholove began, a Russian commander with the call sign “Bali” gave orders to destroy the civilian population, instructing his troops to act quickly and “kill everyone indiscriminately.”

The Russian unit entered a residential building and shot the child's parents. The Russians kidnapped the girl and continued their assault, holding her hostage to prevent anyone from firing at them.

The war crime is being recorded live by units of the corps. All radio interceptions indicate that the Russians' actions were premeditated, the 3rd Army Corps emphasized.

As reported by Ukrinform, First Lady Olena Zelenska called on partners to prevent the abduction of Ukrainian children by Russia from becoming a statistic and recalled the fate of Marharyta Prokopenko, who was deported from Kherson and illegally adopted by a Russian official.

Illustrative photo: AA