Russia’s killing of nine children in a missile strike has shaken even Ukrainians who are hardened to such attacks after three years of war and brought into focus the failure of President Trump to fulfill his campaign pledge of a swift end to the war.
Families held funerals on Monday for children who perished in the Russian attack on the central Ukrainian city of Kryviy Rih on Friday, which also killed 11 adults. Mourners brought flowers and soft toys to the playground in the middle of a residential area that was struck by a ballistic missile.
The United Nations said it was the largest verified loss of children’s lives in a single incident since Russia’s invasion in February 2022.
“We are not asking for pity,” Kryviy Rih’s top official, Oleksandr Vilkul, wrote on social media. “We are demanding the world’s outrage.”