Another 22 people were killed, including two more children, and more than 100 were injured in the attack in Vinnytsia, which is 167 miles (268 kilometers) southwest of the capital Kiev. Ukraine’s defense ministry tweeted a video showing the “last minutes” of the life of Lisa Dmitrieva, who had Down syndrome. “During the Russian terrorist attack in Vinnytsia on July 14, a little girl named Lisa died in the explosion,” he tweeted. “Iryna’s mother was taken to the hospital with her leg. Iryna’s social media page documents the last minutes of her daughter’s life.” And on Facebook, a woman who claims to be working with the injured mother said: “Today in Vinnytsia, our employee Irrisa Dmitrieva and her young daughter were at the center of the shelling. Ukraine war live updates: Kremlin accuses US, UK of hybrid warfare “The daughter died on the spot… Ira is in critical condition in intensive care. “So much sadness, so many tears… There is no more strength…” Image: Lisa Dmitrieva in a video taken moments before she was killed Image: The damaged stroller moments after the Russian attack. Photo: State Emergency Service Officials said Kalibr cruise missiles fired from a Russian submarine in the Black Sea hit civilian buildings in Vinnytsia. Regional governor Serhiy Borzov said Ukrainian air defense shot down two of the four missiles fired. National Police Chief Ihor Klymenko said only six of the dead have been identified so far, while 39 people are still missing. Russia has not officially confirmed the strike, but Margarita Simonyan, head of state-controlled Russian television network RT, told the messaging app’s channel that military officials told her a building in Vinnytsia was targeted because it housed Ukrainian “Nazis.” Use Chrome browser for more accessible video player 0:29 Children among the dead in a Russian missile attack The rockets ignited a fire that spread to 50 cars in an adjacent parking lot. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attack deliberately targeted civilians. The strike came as government officials from about 40 countries met in The Hague to discuss coordinating efforts to investigate and prosecute possible war crimes in Ukraine. “Every day Russia destroys the civilian population, kills Ukrainian children, directs missiles at civilian objects,” Zelensky wrote on the Telegram messaging app. “Where there are no military (targets). What is it if not an open act of terrorism?” Image: View of a damaged building in Vinnytsia Vinnytsia is one of the largest cities in Ukraine, with a population of 370,000. Thousands of people from eastern Ukraine, where Russia has focused its offensive, have fled there since the start of the war. Meanwhile, one person was injured when a rocket damaged several buildings in the southern city of Mykolaiv early Thursday, Ukrainian authorities said. A rocket attack on Wednesday killed at least five people in the city. Russian forces also continued artillery and missile attacks in eastern Ukraine, mainly in Donetsk province, after overtaking neighboring Luhansk. The town of Lysychansk, the last major stronghold of the Ukrainian resistance in Luhansk, fell to Russian forces earlier this month. Subscribe to Ukraine War Diaries on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Spreaker
