Shahed drones' attack on Rzhyshchiv: Number of victims rises to 7
Rescuers retrieved three more bodies from under the rubble of a hall of residence in the town of Rzhyshchiv in Kyiv Oblast. The number of victims of the Russian attack therefore rose to 7.
Source: Viktoria Ruban, spokesperson of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, in a commentary for Ukrainska Pravda; Iryna Prianyshnykova, spokeswoman of the National Police in Kyiv Oblast, in a commentary for Ukrainska Pravda; Andrii Niebytov, the Chief of police in Kyiv Oblast, on Telegram
Quote from Ruban: "The number of victims has increased. As if 14:30, 6 bodies have been found" (update: initially, Ruban reported 7 fatalities, but after the news was posted, she specified that bodies of 6 people were found – ed.)
Later, Chief of Police in Kyiv Oblast Andrii Niebytov reported that there were actually 7 killed.
Details: Ruban remarked that rescuers would continue removing the debris as this work has not been finished yet.
Iryna Prianyshnykova, the spokeswoman of the National Police in Kyiv Oblast, confirmed this information. According to her, the number of fatalities is 6. Additionally, 9 people, including one child, have been injured, suffering wounds of various degrees of severity.
Background:
- Earlier, it was reported that three people died and 7 more were injured as a result of a Russian attack on the town of Rzhyshchiv in Kyiv Oblast last night.
- Later, it was revealed that the number of victims rose to 4.
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