Railway worker killed, 4 people wounded in Russian missile strike on Malyn

Olena Roshchina – Monday, 23 May 2022, 08:25

A Russian missile strike on the city of Malyn in Zhytomyr Oblast on Sunday, 22 May, damaged an Ukrzaliznytsia [Ukrainian Railways] facility and around 150 residential houses. 1 civilian was killed 1 civilian, and 4 others injured.

Source: Oleksandr Sytailo, Mayor of Malyn, on Facebook

Quote from Sytailo: "Around 13:30 on 22 May, the Russian Federation carried out another missile strike on our city. The attack damaged an Ukrzaliznytsia infrastructure facility, around 150 houses, a high-rise apartment building, several stores and cafes, and some of the city’s factories.

Unfortunately, 1 person, an Ukrzaliznytsia employee, was killed. 4 people were wounded: 3 Ukrzaliznytsia employees, and 1 Malyn resident."

Details: According to Sytailo, the 4 wounded civilians are receiving the necessary medical treatment.

The fire was extinguished around 19.00 on 21 May.

The electricity supply should be restored to the affected neighbourhoods on Monday morning.

Earlier: On 22 May, the Ukrainian air defence system shot down 4 Russian cruise missiles in Malyn, but the city was still hit by Russian missiles. Earlier, local authorities reported that 1 person was killed and 3 were injured.

On 20 May, another Russian missile strike on Malyn damaged nearly 100 houses and an infrastructure facility, and wounded 3 civilians.