On 19 October a russian drone hit the central park in Nova Vodolaha, Kharkiv Oblast: six people were killed, three of them children, and at least 15 injured, including seven children.
A russian drone struck the central park in Nova Vodolaha, Kharkiv Oblast, at about 4:30 p.m. on 19 October. According to updated figures from regional governor Oleh Syniehubov, six people were killed, three of them children, and at least 15 were injured, including seven children, the Kyiv Independent and Ukrinform reported. Volunteers Support Ukraine extends its condolences to the families of the dead and to everyone touched by this tragedy.
Preliminary findings indicate that russian forces used a Geran-3 drone. Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivskyi said the strike came while families with children were in the park, and called the attack senseless from a military point of view. The Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office opened a pre-trial investigation into a possible war crime.
Early reports named fewer victims, but the number of dead later rose to six. Volunteers Support Ukraine helps people affected by the war in whatever way its available resources allow.
Zelensky called the attack an "absolute atrocity" and urged partners not to ease sanctions on russia and to strengthen Ukraine's air defense. Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets urged the world not to become desensitized to the killing of Ukrainian children and civilians.
According to Ukrinform, russian forces shelled 12 settlements in Kharkiv Oblast over 24 hours; six people were killed in total and 21 were injured.
