Three children among eight dead in Russian strikes on Ukraine, officials say

The development

A six-year-old girl and two boys, aged 11 and 17, were among six killed in a village near the central city of Kryvyi Rih

Why this counts

What makes this worth tracking, according to BBC, is the chain of decisions it may trigger.

What precedes this

Looking back, BBC and others have reported on the conditions that made three children among eight dead in russian strikes on ukraine, officials say possible.

Where this fits in Signal Ledger

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The lens

Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of three, children, eight, dead, russian: A six-year-old girl and two boys, aged 11 and 17, were among six killed in a village near the central city of Kryvyi Rih.