Eight-year-old girl killed in Thursday's Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow region, governor says

An 8-year-old girl was killed in a fire sparked by a Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow, with at least 16 people injured and 18 apartment blocks damaged.

Eight-year-old girl killed in Thursday's Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow region, governor says
Andrei Vorobyov
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An ​8-year-old girl ​was killed ‌in a fire ​sparked by Ukraine's massive drone attack ‌on Moscow and the area around it on Thursday, Andrei Vorobyov, the ‌governor of the Moscow region said.

"Unfortunately, ‌as a result of yesterday’s drone attack in Zhukovsky, an 8-year-old girl lost her ⁠life ​in ⁠a fire. At the time of the incident, ⁠she was at home with ​her grandmother. I offer my sincere condolences ⁠to her family and loved ones," Vorobyov ⁠said ​in a statement.

Vorobyov, who has said that at least ⁠16 people were injured in the Ukrainian attack, ⁠said ⁠18 apartment blocks in the Moscow region had been ‌damaged.

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