A 2-year-old boy was found at the scene of the attack in Kostyantynivka

Following the Russian strike on the church in Kostyantynivka, which claimed the lives of two people and wounded four, a two-year-old boy – the priest’s son – was found under the city’s rubble. His mother died from an enemy strike last week.

According to the head of Donetsk region, Vadym Filashkin, and the law enforcement authorities of Donetsk region, the situation remains extremely difficult.

Police statement:

At the scene of the shelling, the police found a two-year-old boy. The child was in the burning city together with his priest father. The child’s mother was killed by an enemy strike last week

Details of the Event and Its Consequences

According to the investigation, the FAB-250 bomb strike on the temple’s territory killed two men aged 49 and 56. Two more men – 47 and 74 – and two women – 56 and 62 – were injured. The youngest injured is in a serious condition with a diagnosis of traumatic amputation of the arm.

The head of the region, Vadym Filashkin, said that the injuries were sustained by the father and grandfather of the two-year-old boy. The child was evacuated to Kramatorsk for medical care.

Photo: the site of the strike in Kostyantynivka, photo by Vadym Filashkin/Telegram

Staying with a child only a few kilometers from the front line is the height of irresponsibility!

For reference: compulsory evacuation of families with children from Kostyantynivka was announced in the summer of 2024.

What preceded: on Saturday, Russian forces carried out an airstrike on the territory of the Iova Pochaivsky Church of the UOC (MP) in Kostyantynivka, resulting in two deaths and four injuries.

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