
Three people, including a 13-year-old girl, were killed in a Russian cluster munition attack on a house in Cherkaske, near Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine.
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Kramatorsk sits on the front lines of the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine. The area is subject to frequent military attacks.
A 13-year-old girl was among three people killed in a Russian attack on a house near the frontline city of Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine, authorities said.
The head of the Donetsk regional military administration, Vadym Filashkin, said a house in the Cherkaske area was hit by cluster munitions, accusing Russia of "a deliberate attempt" to increase civilian casualties.

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