The whole family was killed: 6-year-old boy is left an orphan as a result of Russian strike on Dnipropetrovs'k region

A 6-year-old boy was orphaned by a Russian missile attack on Sinelnykove, Dnipro region, as the Russians killed his entire family. His mother, grandmother, 14-year-old older sister, and 8-year-old brother were killed in the attack.

The boy's father died a year ago. This was announced by the head of the Dnipropetrovs'k Regional Council Mykola Lukashuk. "It is a tragedy that is hard to realize," he wrote.

The child, who was made an orphan by the occupiers, was injured and is now in the regional hospital. The boy has shrapnel wounds to the jaw, burns, and a concussion. Currently, the life of the little Ukrainian is not in danger, doctors have managed to stabilize his condition.

Lukashuk promised that the child would be helped with everything he needed. The boy has a relative on his father's side of the family - his own aunt. She is already aware of the tragedy and will arrange for guardianship.

"There are no words that can describe this horror, anger and despair. Every Russian war criminal involved in the terror against Ukrainians will be punished fairly," the official added.

As reported by OBOZ.UA, the terrorist state Russia fired missiles at Dnipro during a combined attack on Ukraine on April 19 in the morning, killing three and injuring 24 civilians.

Kryvyi Rih, Synelnykove, and Pavlohrad also came under fire from the occupiers.

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