War in Ukraine. Attack on the crooked corner. UN: The most tragic attack on children from the beginning of the war

The number of fatalities of the Friday Russian rocket attack on the crooked corner increased to 20 – local authorities announced on Sunday. Nine children are among those killed. – This is the most tragic single attack on children from the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine – said the High Commissioner of the United Nations for Human Rights (UNHCHR) Volker Tuerk.

The number of fatalities of the Friday Russian rocket attack on the crooked horn increased to 20. The head of the Defense Council of the City of Oleksandr Wiłkuł informed the Telegram message that a 57-year-old man died in the hospital as a result of the wounds.

Attack on the crooked corner

The general staff of Ukraine stated that on Friday Russia She attacked the crooked corner, using the Iskander-m ballistic rocket with a cassette head. In addition to fatalities, there were over 70 wounded.

Employees of the UNHCHR office in Ukraine were present on Saturday at the fireplace, documenting the destruction and determining the identity of the victims.

Nine children are among those killed. “It is the most deadly single attack that affected the children that the office has verified from the beginning of the full -scale invasion in February 2022” – wrote in the Sunday statement of UNHCHR.

The High United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) Volker Tuerk said this “the most tragic single attack on children from the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.”

He added that the use by the Russians “weapons with a wide destruction in a densely populated area, without a visible military presence, testifies to disregarding the life of civilians.”