A Russian attack on Vilniansk, a town in the eastern region of Zaporizhzhia, killed seven people, three of them children, officials said on Sunday.<\/p>\n
A Russian missile attack on the town of Vilniansk in the eastern Ukrainian region of Zaporizhzhia killed seven people, including three children, local officials said on Sunday. <\/p>\n
At least 38 people were also wounded in Saturday evening's attack, authorities said, and declared a day of mourning on Sunday. Eight of them were reportedly children. <\/p>\n
The attack caused a huge fire and severe damage to residential buildings, critical infrastructure and vehicles. <\/p>\n
Ukrainian officials published photos of bodies stretched out under picnic blankets in a park in Vilniansk, and deep craters in the blackened earth next to the charred, twisted remains of a building. <\/p>\n
Firefighters could be seen battling the flames and conducting rescue operations. <\/p>\n
Governor Ivan Fedorov said shortly after the attack that it took place \"in broad daylight on a weekend in a place where people were spending their leisure time downtown. Without any military infrastructure. <\/p>\n
Police investigators and the Security Service of Ukraine have opened an investigation into the potential war crime. <\/p>\n
Vilniansk is in the Zaporizhzhia region, less than 30 kilometres from the local capital and north of the front lines, as Russian forces continue to occupy part of the province. <\/p>\n
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