Child fatally struck in Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk amidst ongoing conflict with Russia
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A tragic incident occurred on April 29, in eastern Ukraine, leaving a 12-year-old child dead. Local authorities announced the news via Telegram, reporting a "massive drone attack" in the Dnipropetrovsk region. The governor, Sergii Lysak, stated that a 6-year-old child and two adults were also injured. Emergency services reported that the drone struck a residential building in the Samarivsk district, trapping children under the rubble.
Unfortunately, the 12-year-old succumbed to their injuries on the way to the hospital, while another child was taken to the hospital. The parents of the children were injured but refused hospitalization.
"One Order From Putin, and the Violence Could Cease"
In the Donetsk region, governed by the Russian military, five civilians lost their lives in three separate locations. In Kiev, a woman was injured by falling debris on Monday night, as reported by Mayor Vitali Klitschko on Telegram. Klitschko's statement came after twelve civilians were killed by missile strikes last Thursday.
The head of the Ukrainian presidential administration, Andrii Iermak, took to Telegram to denounce: "One order from Putin, and the violence could stop." He further asserted that "Russia started the war, and it is Russia that must end it, not hinder the peace efforts of the American president Trump." Kiev and Moscow have been urged to conclude a ceasefire and a peace agreement, three years after the start of the Russian offensive in Ukraine.
However, recent efforts for a ceasefire have been met with resistance, with Putin previously rejecting a 30-day general ceasefire proposal from the US and Ukraine. In what appears to be a strategic move, Russia has unilaterally declared a ceasefire from May 7–8 to May 10–11, 2025, ostensibly to mark Victory Day celebrations. Ukraine and its allies view this ceasefire as a tactical maneuver to legitimize Russia’s territorial claims, with ongoing clashes in border areas. The current situation suggests no meaningful progress toward a sustainable peace agreement.
[1] Sources: The Washington Post, Reuters, CNN, BBC, The New York Times, and various regional news outlets.
- In the Samarivsk district of Kiev, a tragic incident occurred on April 29, where a 12-year-old child died, and another was seriously injured, after a massive drone attack in the Dnipropetrovsk region.
- Coverage from The Washington Post, Reuters, CNN, BBC, The New York Times, and regional news outlets reported that emergency services found the children trapped under the rubble of a residential building.
- Meanwhile, politics remain tense, with the head of the Ukrainian presidential administration, Andrii Iermak, asserting that a ceasefire could be achieved if Russia followed one order from President Putin.
- The reports of the drone attack in the Donetsk region, resulting in civilian casualties, have added to the ongoing war-and-conflicts in Ukraine, with continuing falls under the category of crime-and-justice.
- As the world watches unfold the events in Kiev and across Ukraine, general news outlets unanimously echo a persistent call for both Kiev and Moscow to conclude a ceasefire and a peace agreement, as no meaningful progress towards a sustainable peace agreement has been made in the last three years.
