Russian attack kills mother and daughter in Ukraine's east, hurts 14 more, governor says


KYIV, Feb 10 (Reuters) - ‌A Russian airstrike killed an 11-year-old girl ‌and her mother and wounded 14 other ‌people in the Ukrainian-controlled part of Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, its governor said on Tuesday.

A 7-year-old girl was among ‍those wounded in the attack ‍on the city of ‌Sloviansk, Governor Vadym Filashkin said on the Telegram ‍messaging ​app.

Ukrainian police said the bodies of the woman and child had been recovered ⁠from under the rubble of a building. ‌They posted photos of a flattened building and a ⁠person receiving ‍help in an ambulance.

Sloviansk and neighbouring Kramatorsk are two of the so-called "fortress cities" that lie close ‍to the front line and have ‌been frequent targets of Russian attacks.

Russia wants Kyiv to give up the remaining 20% of the Donetsk region that Moscow's forces have been unable to conquer in order to make progress towards a peace deal, something Ukraine refuses to do.

There ‌was no immediate comment from Russia on the attack. Both Moscow and Kyiv deny they are targeting civilians ​in the war, which started with Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022.

(Reporting by Anna Pruchnicka; Editing by Kevin Liffey)

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