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CIVILIAN TOLL

Ukrainian Schoolgirl ‘Polina’ Killed by Russian Saboteurs as Family Fled Kyiv

Her brother and sister, who remains in intensive care, were rushed to hospitals.

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By Anna Venarchik

Authorities in Kyiv reported that a young girl in her last year of primary school, identified only as Polina, was shot dead alongside her parents as the family tried to flee Kyiv by car. They were gunned down by a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group, BBC reports. Polina’s brother and sister, who remains in intensive care, were rushed to separate hospitals. Polina’s death adds to the grim toll of at least 14 Ukrainian children killed in the Russian invasion.

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