Today, August 21, the Kushugum community of Zaporizhzhia region has declared a day of mourning for those killed in the enemy's attacks on the village of Malokaterinovka on August 20. Among the dead is a 14-year-old boy who died as a result of the shelling of a children's cafe by the Russian army. UNN reports this with reference to Zaporizhzhia RMA.
"August 21 was declared the Day of Mourning for the victims of Russian aggression in the Kushugum community," the RMA said in a statement.
Two people died and eight others were wounded as a result of two hostile attacks on Malokaterinovka on August 20.
At about 17:40, the enemy attacked a children's cafe with an artillery shell. It was located in the center of the village. Nearby was the stadium, where a football training session was to start in 15 minutes.
At the arrival site, I saw wounded children. Those who were in the courtyard of the cafe suffered the most. I tried to help a boy who was unconscious, I wanted to pull him away from the fire. I was afraid that the two of us would burn there. The boy was badly injured in the leg
Emergency ambulances arrived within minutes. The 14-year-old boy with the most severe injuries was immediately taken to the hospital. He died during resuscitation. The 18-year-old girl and six children are still in the hospital. Two children are in serious condition. One teenager has moderate injuries, and three others have light injuries.
At 23:08, the Russian occupiers shelled the settlement again. The blast wave and debris damaged 50 private houses, seven of them were destroyed to the ground. The body of a dead man, a resident of Malokaterinivka, was found in one of the buildings. A 45-year-old woman was wounded.