Russian strike on Ukraine kills 4, including 3 young children: official

Russian military strike on eastern Ukrainian city of Bogodukhiv reported

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A family takes shelter in a metro station in Kyiv early on February 24, 2022. Air raid sirens rang out in downtown Kyiv on Thursday as cities across Ukraine were hit with what Ukrainian officials said were Russian missile strikes and artillery. - Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine on Thursday with explosions heard soon after across the country and its foreign minister warning a "full-scale invasion" was underway.
A family takes shelter in a metro station in Kyiv.
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A Russian strike on the eastern Ukrainian city of Bogodukhiv killed four people, including three young children, an official said on Wednesday.

Two one-year-old boys and a two-year-old girl died as a result of an enemy strike, according to regional military head Oleg Synegubov.

A 34-year-old man in the same house with the children also died from his wounds, he said.