The attack left 14 wounded, seven of them children, and damaged a local café—yet the park, a popular recreational spot, housed no military assets.
Oleg Synegubov slammed the strike as "another terrorist act by the Russian Federation," adding that the enemy targeted the park in broad daylight, fully aware it was a civilian area.
Police footage showed a collapsed wooden structure, a burnt stroller, and the tragic scene of an infant lost in the wreckage—images that have sparked outrage across the region.
Meanwhile, in the Russian‑occupied eastern Luhansk, Leonid Pasechnik reported a Ukrainian strike that hit a hearse, killing three people, a grim echo of the violence now spreading across the front.
The United Nations Security Council has called for an immediate investigation, while the European Union has condemned the strike as a war crime, urging both sides to uphold humanitarian law.
As ceasefire negotiations loom, the incident may become a flashpoint in the talks, potentially delaying any fragile agreement.