Ukrainian drone strike kills woman and child near Mariupol – authorities –Russia has accused Ukraine of targeting civilians amid failures on the battlefield | 1 Feb 2026 | Two civilians, including a young child, have been killed in a Ukrainian drone strike on a settlement near the city of Mariupol, the head of Russia’s Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Denis Pushilin, announced on Sunday. He said the attack took place in the village of Sartana, located on the outskirts of Mariupol, which was liberated from Ukrainian troops after a fierce battle in 2022. “A woman born in 1991 and a boy born in 2020 were killed in the attack by Ukrainian strike drones,” Pushilin wrote on Telegram, expressing condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims. He added that another seven-year-old boy was injured and three residential buildings were destroyed in the strike.