Russian-installed Kherson authorities: father of 13 and his daughter killed in drone attack on car
Place: Rykove, Henichesk district, Kherson OblastRegion: Kherson regionautomatic summary
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What Russia reports
automatic summary Russian-installed Kherson governor Volodymyr Saldo, according to TASS and Interfax, said that in the morning near Rykove in Henichesk district a Ukrainian drone attacked a passenger car, killing Oleksandr Kolotun, who with his wife was raising 13 children, and his 15-year-old daughter Anna. The region's children's ombudsman Iryna Kravchenko called the strike "terror by the Kyiv regime".
“Сегодня утром возле Рыково Генического округа украинский беспилотник атаковал легковой автомобиль. Машина была полностью уничтожена. Погибли Александр Колотун и его 15-летняя дочь Анна”
“This is not an accident or a mistake”
- Отец 13 детей и его дочь погибли в ходе украинской атаки в Херсонской области — Interfax, 7 October, 17:38
- Kherson Region children's ombudsman calls UAV blow on car with father of 13 kids terror — TASS (tass.com), 7 October, 19:59
- Ukrainian drone attack kills father of 13 children, 15-year-old daughter in Kherson Region — TASS (tass.com), 7 October, 18:43
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