Pictures of a 7-year-old girl who was killed when the Russians bombed her school have been released.
Little Alisa Hlans was in her kindergarten in the small town of Okhtyrka, which lies near the Ukraine-Russia border, when Russian forces bombed the city from above.
At the time of the shelling, the girl was accompanied by her grandfather who lost his life while shielding his granddaughter from the blasts within the kindergarten.
According to the reports, the grandfather suffered severe injuries and died in front of his granddaughter. Alisa was also wounded during the attack. She succumbed to her injuries at the hospital one day later.
While Kremlin refuted these claims, pictures of the aftermath suggest that the Russians used a cluster bomb due to multiple small explosion sites in the area.
In the photos taken from the sky, at least three holes caused during the attack can be seen on the roof of the kindergarten.
The heartbreaking pictures of the 7-year-old girl were shared on the internet by Ukrainian President Zelensky’s wife, Olena, who accused the Russian invaders of “consciously and cynically” killing Ukrainian children.
“The Russian occupiers are killing Ukrainian children. Consciously and cynically. 18-month-old Kirill from Mariupol was urgently taken to the hospital by his parents. He was wounded by the shelling, and doctors could do nothing,” she wrote in a tribute to deceased kids.
“Alisa from Okhtyrka. She could have turned eight years old. However, she died in the shelling with her grandfather, who was protecting her.
“Polina from Kyiv. She died during the shelling on the streets of our capital, along with her parents and brother. Her sister is in critical condition.
“Arseniy, 14 years old. A fragment of the projectile hit his head. The medics could not reach the boy under the gunfire. Arseniy bled to death.
“Sofia, six years old. She, along with her оne and half month old brother, mother, grandmother, and grandfather, were shot to death in their car. The family tried to leave Nova Kakhovka.”
She added: “I have to tell you about it. At least 38 children have already died in Ukraine. And this figure might be increasing this very moment due to the shelling of our peaceful cities!
“When people in Russia say that their troops are not hurting the civilian population, show them these pictures!”
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