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Ukraine’s prosecutor general has learned of the death of 24 more children in Mariupol, the southeastern port captured by Russian forces in May, the office said on Saturday.
On Telegram, the office said:
During the recording of criminal offences, it has become known that 24 more children died in Mariupol, Donetsk region, as a result of the indiscriminate shelling by the Russian military.
As of 10 June, Russian forces around Sieverodonetsk have not made advances into the south of the city. Intense street to street fighting is ongoing and both sides are likely suffering high numbers of casualties.
Since April, Russian medium bombers have likely launched dozens of 1960s era Kh-22 (NATO designation, AS-4 KITCHEN) air-launched, heavy anti-ship missiles against land targets.
These 5.5 tonne missiles were primarily designed to destroy aircraft carriers using a nuclear warhead.
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