It is noted that the case was initiated under Part 2 of Article 293 of the Criminal Code of Russia (negligence, resulting in the death of a person through negligence).

As specified, the tree fell on a three-year-old boy on the playground in the Basmanny district of Moscow.

A source earlier reported that a child had died in the east of Moscow as a result of a tree falling.

The capital headquarters of the Ministry of Emergency Situations issued an emergency warning of a strong wind in Moscow.