Conflict · Nova Vodolaha parkNova Vodolaha drone strike: Six killed as officials revise the casualty breakdownGeschreven 20 oktober 2026 om 03:21 UTCKijkenTranscript0:07A drone killed an infant in her stroller.0:09Governor Ole Sinihubov now puts the death toll at six, including two children, after0:14revising the casualty breakdown.0:16Families were gathered in a civilian park.0:18Investigators now have to determine the circumstances of the attack and whether it0:22was a war crime.0:23Families were in Nova Vodolaha's Central Park when the drone struck.0:27The town is in northeastern Ukraine's Kharkiv Oblast.0:31Prosecutors place the attack at about 4.30 in the afternoon on October 19, 2026.0:36Ukrainian regional officials identify the attack as Russian.0:39Sinihubov's revised breakdown includes two children among the six people killed.0:44His earlier announcement had put the child death count at three.0:47He also says at least 15 people were injured, including seven children.0:52The injury count rose from an earlier figure of at least 14.0:55Several later updates give 15, while the governor retains the qualification of at1:00least 15.1:01These figures concern the park strike, a final injury total, and the conditions of1:05all the wounded haven't been announced.1:07Interior Minister Ivan Vyhivsky first described two women and an infant killed.1:11with the infant in a stroller.1:13He said many people were in the park, including families with children.1:17Governor Ole Sinihubov later announced the higher toll.1:20The casualty figures changed several times.1:23Police initially listed five deaths, comprising three women and two girls.1:27The governor then announced six deaths and said half were children.1:30His revised breakdown keeps six deaths but identifies four adults and two children.1:34The death toll still differs between five and six.1:37Regional police updated their headline to six.1:39While retaining details listing five, another update also gives five.1:43Those figures haven't been reconciled with the governor's six-person breakdown.1:47The revised breakdown lists three women aged 28, 34, and 36.1:52It also includes a man around 40.1:54The older girl's age is less clear.1:56The governor gives eight, other descriptions give 11, and President Volodymyr2:00Zelensky named a 14-year-old girl among the dead.2:02Those ages remain unresolved.2:04The youngest victim was Anne Helena, a girl a little over a year old.2:08Zelensky said she was killed in her stroller.2:10He identified her mother as Inna and said she died in hospital.2:13The attack took both their lives.2:15Zelensky called the attack an absolute atrocity and urged stronger air defense.2:20He also called for sanctions against Russia to stay in place until the killings2:23stop.2:24His appeal followed the deaths of children and adults in the park.2:27Human rights ombudsman DMI Tro Lubinets urged the world not to grow accustomed to2:31Ukrainian children and civilians being killed.2:34Vyhivsky said the attack made no military sense.2:37Prosecutors have opened a pre-trial investigation into a possible war crime.2:42Prosecutors preliminarily identify the weapon as a Garin III drone.2:46Forensic work still has to settle that identification.2:49The investigation must also examine how the park came under attack and who bears2:54individual responsibility.Lees het artikelTijdlijn van het verhaalHeyDexDe korte video ↗Wie meldde watPunten die meer dan één medium melddePeople killed in the strike2 mediaChildren among those killed2 mediaDrone strike on the park2 mediaPunten die maar één medium meldde10Alleen gemeld door The Kyiv IndependentVictims identified by the interior minister19 okt, 16:38 UTCPre-trial investigation into a possible war crime19 okt, 16:38 UTCAngelina killed in the park19 okt, 16:38 UTCAngelina’s mother died in hospital19 okt, 16:38 UTCPeople injured in the strike19 okt, 16:38 UTCFourteen-year-old girl identified as a victim19 okt, 16:38 UTCDrone model identified in preliminary findings19 okt, 16:38 UTCZelensky’s call for sanctions to remain19 okt, 16:38 UTCLubinets’s warning about civilian killings19 okt, 16:38 UTCZelensky’s description of the attack19 okt, 16:38 UTCElke regel is de bewering zoals wij die uit het bericht van dat medium hebben vastgelegd. Vergeleken per 20 oktober 2026 om 00:04 UTC.
