Russian airstrikes on several Ukrainian cities, including the capital city of Kyiv, have resulted in at least 19 fatalities.
In one of the assaults, a residential structure in Uman was targeted, and 17 people, including a toddler, died.
A lady and her three-year-old daughter were killed in another Russian missile strike incident in Dnipro.
There were no deaths in Kyiv due to the air defenses' effective downing of 11 missiles and two drones. Despite prior attacks in other cities, this is the first to specifically target Kyiv in about two months, according to the BBC.
The Ukrainian Army reserve forces were the target of the missile attacks, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
Russian rocket attack on Ukraine last night.
— Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) April 28, 2023
In Dnipro the attack killed a 3 year old girl and a woman, 31. Three people were injured - head of regional administration.
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According to the state-run RIA news agency, Russia fired highly accurate weaponry on Friday while aiming at the reserve forces. The strike was far from the conflict's extensive front lines or active battlegrounds in eastern Ukraine, where a grueling attrition war has taken root.
Russian Missile Attacks: Potential War Crime
Throughout the 14-month Russia-Ukraine war, Moscow has frequently fired long-range missiles at targets, repeatedly hitting civilian areas without warning.
The chief of the United Nations human rights delegation in Ukraine believes every civilian casualty represents a possible war crime. According to Matilda Bogner, it is obvious that international humanitarian law and the rules of war have been violated, considering the scope of the wounds, deaths, and devastation, CBS News reported.
Russian airstrikes were seen as part of the Kremlin's purposeful intimidation approach, according to Ukrainian authorities and experts.
The latest Russian missile strike on Ukrainian military reserves staying in certain areas before being sent to the front lines was acknowledged by the Russian Defense Ministry.
Lt. Gen. Igor Konashenkov noted that the Russian airstrike had achieved its objective. "All the designated facilities have been hit," per PBS.
However, no specific locations or residential buildings were mentioned as having been hit.
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