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A total of three civilians were killed, and eight, including three children, were wounded in the village of Burhunka in Kherson Oblast on Feb. 19 due to heavy Russian shelling, the regional military administration said in an updated report.
The three victims killed were a mother, father, and an uncle of one family, and their 13-year-old child was wounded, the local authorities said.
Two other children wounded during the attack were aged eight and ten, according to the report.
Local authorities: Russian shelling of Kherson Oblast kills 3, wounds children
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