Khmelnytskyi region under missile attack: Russians target water tower

Alona Mazurenko — Tuesday, 5 July 2022, 23:14

Russian forces have targeted a water tower in Khmelnytskyi Oblast: three missiles hit one of the hromadas (Amalgamated Territorial Community - ed.) in the Khmelnytskyi district.

Source: Serhii Hamalii, head of the Khmelnytskyi Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram

Quote: "The Ruscists [Russians - ed.] fired four missiles at the territory of our Oblast when air-raid sirens were sounding at around 19:45.

Our Air Defence Forces shot down one missile. The debris fell on the territory of the Shepetivka district.

Three other rockets hit one of the hromadas in the Khmelnytskyi district.

The target of these strikes was a water tower that fully supplies the hromada with water."

Details: Serhii Hamalii added that one person was injured following the explosions. There have been no casualties reported.

Background:

An air-raid warning was issued in most regions of Ukraine in the evening on 5 July. The local authorities reported that the missiles hit Khmelnytskyi Oblast.

Khmelnytskyi district was hit by three Russian missiles.