Five children have died in a fire in a private home in the Russian city of Astrakhan.
Investigative authorities are conducting an investigation, the Main Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Astrakhan Region reported on its Telegram channel.
The fire broke out at two o'clock in the morning on Sunday local time on “Olkhovskaya“ Street in the Kirovsky District of Astrakhan.
An investigation is underway into the children's deaths. It was established that the mother was absent from home at the time of the tragedy.