Russia kills a 12-year-old girl and her grandmother in rocket attack in Donetsk Oblast
Russia killed a 12-year-old girl and her grandmother in an attack on the village of Memryk, Donetsk Oblast with BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launchers on May 2, the Donetsk Regional Prosecutor's Office reported on Telegram.
A Russian rocket hit a private business and a car parked near a home.
"A 65-year-old grandmother and her 12-year-old granddaughter sustained injuries incompatible with life," the prosecutor's office said.
The 35-year-old mother of the child and a 68-year-old neighbor were also injured in the attack, suffering shrapnel and blast injuries.
The injured were in the yards of their homes when the Russian shells hit.
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The Prosecutor's Office opened a case into the violation of laws and customs of war under Article 438 Part 2 of the Ukrainian Criminal Code.
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