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Russian drones attacked businesses and a house in the Khmelnytskyi region: seven people were injured, including a child

Russian drones attacked businesses and a house in the Khmelnytskyi region: seven people were injured, including a child

Russian drones attacked businesses and a house in the Khmelnytskyi region: seven people were injured, including a child
Consequences of the attack on the Khmelnytskyi region Serhiy Tyurin
Daria Kardasevych
Daria Kardasevych

news feed editor

In the Khmelnytskyi region, an attack by Russian drones damaged the premises of several businesses and a three-story residential building. Seven people are known to have been injured, including one child.

This was reported by Serhiy Tyurin, head of the Khmelnytskyi Regional State Administration.

According to preliminary information, the attack caused damage to the premises of several businesses in the Khmelnytskyi district. A Russian UAV also damaged a three-story residential building.

It is reported that four people were injured, including one minor.

Three people were hospitalized, while one other received medical attention at the scene without being hospitalized.

Emergency services have been dispatched to the scene. Information regarding the victims is being verified.

Updated at 7:00 p.m. Serhiy Tyurin reported that the number of people injured as a result of the Russian drone attack has risen to seven. Of those, four have been hospitalized, and one is in serious condition. Four vehicles were also damaged.

Updated at 8:40 p.m. The head of the Khmelnytskyi Regional State Administration reported that seven people were injured by falling debris from an enemy drone.

Four of the injured have been hospitalized. One man is in critical condition with a closed head injury. Three more people have shrapnel and laceration wounds to the shoulder and forearm, as well as an eye injury. Some are in shock. All the injured are receiving the necessary medical care

Serhiy TyurinHead of the Khmelnytskyi Regional State Administration

The UAV crash has also caused significant damage to the residential building. In one of the building’s entrances, the staircase and floor slabs have been destroyed. Water and gas supply systems have been damaged.

Bomb disposal experts and State Emergency Service rescuers are working at the scene. Law enforcement officers are ensuring controlled access for residents to their apartments in the building’s four entrances.

As a reminder, on the night of September 3, Russian occupiers fired at the Khmelnytskyi region twice using attack drones. One person was injured. In the city of Khmelnytskyi, debris from the drones fell onto the grounds of a business: a truck caught fire, and a warehouse was damaged. 

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    • Daria Kardasevych
      Daria Kardasevych

      news feed editor

      She is a student in the School of Journalism at the Boris Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University. She previously worked at the publication *Legal Gazette of Ukraine*.

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