UKRAINE, KHARKIV OBLAST, Oct. 26 — Artem Koval, 12, died in the hospital after Russian attack on Nova Vodolaha on Oct. 19, Oleksandr Yiesin, the head of the Nova Vodolaha community, said.

That day, a Russian Geran-3 drone attacked a central park in the Nova Vodolaha settlement, 27 kilometers (17 miles) south of Kharkiv. The attack killed six people, including an infant.

Artem Koval was the brother of 8-year-old Arina, who died at the site of the attack. The mother of both children is in the hospital.

Also, Inna, 28, and her one-year-old daughter Anhelina, a 34-year-old Yuliia, and a 36-year-old Mariana died because of the attack.

As for Oct. 20, Anna Hontar, spokesperson for the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, reported three people were in serious condition in the hospital despite Artem. 

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