6-year-old girl dies after Russian shelling of Kherson; her father wounded and hospitalized in moderate condition.
A 6-year-old girl who was injured during a Russian shelling of Kherson on December 3 has died in hospital.
This is reported by Ukrainska Pravda, citing Head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, Oleksandr Prokudin.
“Unfortunately, Russian terrorists have taken the life of another child in Kherson. A 6-year-old girl who was injured yesterday in the enemy artillery shelling of Dniprovskiy district has died in hospital.”
According to Prokudin, doctors fought for her life until the end, but her injuries were too severe.
The girl’s father has been hospitalized. The 49-year-old man sustained an explosive injury and shrapnel wounds to his pelvis. His condition is moderate.
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