Family with teenager injured in Russian nighttime attack on Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast

Russian forces shelled the city of Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast overnight, injuring five people, including a family with a 14-year-old child, the Office of the Prosecutor General reported on Telegram on April 5.

The detached housing neighborhood of the city was hit around 3:00 a.m.

The casualties include four family members: a grandparent and their daughter with a 14-year-old son.

Several houses were damaged in the attack, and the prosecutor's office is working to determine the type of weapon used by Russia in Pokrovsk.

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Law enforcers have launched a pre-trial investigation in criminal proceedings over the violation of the laws and customs of war. The perpetrators could face up to 12 years in prison if convicted.

This attack follows another incident the night before, in which the Russian military attacked the village of New York in Donetsk Oblast, resulting in two deaths and two injuries, according to Vadym Filashkin, head of the Donetsk Oblast Military Administration.

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