Probe after Russian attack kills Polish child in Ukraine's Ternopil

Polish authorities have opened an investigation after a young Polish girl was killed in a Russian missile strike in Ternopil, western Ukraine.

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The prosecutor's office in Poznań, western Poland, said on Tuesday that the probe concerns a deliberate attack on civilians.

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The attack occurred on November 19, when a residential building in Ternopil collapsed after being struck by a Russian missile, Polish state news agency PAP reported.

According to Ukrainian officials, the strike killed at least 34 people, including six children. Among the victims was a seven-year-old Polish girl.

"The District Prosecutor in Poznań has initiated an investigation into the killing of a minor and violations of international law," said Łukasz Wawrzyniak, spokesman for the Poznań prosecutor’s office.

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Ukrainian authorities are conducting a parallel inquiry, and Polish prosecutors have requested assistance from the Ukrainian embassy to obtain case files.

Deliberate attacks on civilians carry a sentence of at least 12 years in prison, or life imprisonment, under Polish law.

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Source: PAP