Father Who Lost 13-Year-Old Child in Russian Shelling... Unable to Let Go of Deceased Son's Hand

Three Civilians Including 13-Year-Old Boy Killed in Kharkiv Shelling
Russia Repeats Position of 'Targeting Only Military Facilities'

A man in Kharkiv, Ukraine, holds the hand of his son who died in a Russian missile strike, wearing a distraught expression.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Jeong-wan] As Russia announced its intention to expand the scope of its occupation goals in Ukraine, three civilians, including a 13-year-old boy, were killed in the northeastern city of Kharkiv due to Russian military attacks.

According to recent reports from foreign media such as CNN and the New York Post, Russian forces continued their offensive in eastern and southern Ukraine. The Ukrainian military resisted by attacking key Russian supply routes.

When a photo of the father of the 13-year-old boy, a victim of the Russian airstrike in Kharkiv, was released, Kharkiv Governor Oleh Syniehubov called it a "terrible act of terrorism by the Russian military."

The deceased boy's sister was also injured, and the boy's father was seen holding his deceased son's hand in a state of shock. The boy's father lay beside his son on the ground, holding a small book believed to be a Bible, reading prayers, and his hands trembled slightly.

Ukrainian authorities stated that a 69-year-old elderly man and his wife also died in this attack.

Earlier, on the 11th, Russian forces carried out a large-scale bombing of Kharkiv. They launched three missile attacks targeting schools, residential buildings, and warehouses, resulting in six deaths. Despite repeated attacks targeting civilian areas like this, Russian authorities maintain the position that they are "accurately striking only military facilities."

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