MOSCOW, April 7 (Reuters) - An overnight Ukrainian drone strike on Russia's Vladimir region killed a 12-year-old boy and his parents in their apartment, Alexander Avdeev, the regional governor, and
Ukrainian drone strikes kill five, including child and parents at home, Russian officials say
Details of Ukrainian Drone Strikes and Civilian Casualties
Fatalities in Vladimir Region
MOSCOW, April 7 (Reuters) - Ukrainian drone strikes killed five civilians, including a 12-year-old boy and his parents, and struck a school in a part of southeastern Ukraine controlled by Russian forces, Russian officials said on Tuesday.
The 12-year-old boy and his parents were killed in their apartment in an overnight Ukrainian drone strike on Russia's Vladimir region, Alexander Avdeev, the regional governor, and local officials said.
Attack on School in Zaporizhzhia
Injuries Among Children
In part of Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia in southeast Ukraine, Yevgeny Balitsky, the Moscow-backed governor, said that Ukrainian drones had struck a school in the village of Velikaya Znamenka, seriously injuring six people, five of them children.
Death of Local Official
A local official had been killed while helping the children evacuate the school building, Balitsky said.
Casualty in Kherson Region
A woman in her fifties had also been killed at home in a Ukrainian drone strike on part of Russian-controlled Kherson, Vladimir Saldo, the Moscow-backed governor, said in a statement.
Conflicting Claims and Verification
Statements from Officials
Reuters could not independently verify the officials' statements, and Ukrainian officials accused Russia itself of launching a series of deadly attacks.
Reporting and Editing Credits
(Reporting by ReutersEditing by Andrew Osborn and Guy Faulconbridge)
