Russians conduct 3 strikes on Khmelnytskyi: two emergency workers killed
One person has been killed and four more have been wounded in Russian strikes on the city of Khmelnytskyi on the night of 26-27 February.
Source: Serhii Hamalii, Head of Khmelnytskyi Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram
Quote from Hamalii: "At night, the Ruscists [Russian soldiers] attacked Khmelnytskyi Oblast once more. They delivered three strikes on the city of Khmelnytskyi. Preliminary reports indicate that one person has been killed and four have been wounded."
Details: The Head of Oblast Military Administration noted that civilian homes sustained damage. As of 7:30, fire-fighting operations are ongoing.
Khmelnytskyi mayor Oleksandr Symchyshyn has reported that the deceased was an emergency worker from the State Emergency Service. He died in the line of duty.
Updated: Later, Hamalii reported that three injured people were taken to the hospital in a serious condition; however, their lives are not in danger now. One injured woman was discharged from the hospital.
Updated at 10:48: Hamalii reported that doctors could not save the life of another heroic emergency worker. Thus, two emergency workers had been killed in Khmelnytskyi as a result of a night attack by Russians.
Background:
- Air-raid warnings were issued in Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast, as well as in a number of other oblasts, on the evening of Sunday, 26 February.
- Explosions rocked the city of Khmelnytskyi while the air-raid warning was in place..
- Ukrainian Armed Forces shot down 11 Shahed drones overnight; the Russians used a total of 14 drones to carry out the attacks.
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