Russians strike nursing home in Sudzha, killing one person – Ukrainian military commandant's office

On the evening of 11 January, the Russian military carried out two airstrikes near a nursing home in Sudzha, Kursk Oblast, where more than 70 people were staying; one woman was killed. 

Source: Oleksii Dmytrashkivskyi, press officer of the temporary military commandant's office on the Ukraine-controlled territory of the Russian Federation, during the 24/7 national joint newscast

Quote: "Last night, Russian aircraft carried out two airstrikes near a nursing home in Sudzha. As a result, one woman received a lacerated wound to her arm and died the next morning.

The nursing home's premises have been badly damaged, with all windows and doors destroyed. Today, there is an important discussion of where to move people and how to keep them warm.

The residents are all elderly, and many of them have disabilities, Parkinson's disease, or have had strokes. There is one person with mental illness. The condition of people at the moment is quite serious."

Details: Dmytrashkivskyi further stated that there are more than 70 people in the nursing home.

When asked how many civilians remained in Sudzha, he responded, "If we take the entire area controlled by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, there are about 2,000 of these people."

The spokesman said that during the entire time that the Ukrainian military has been in the Suzha district, Russian attacks have killed 36 civilians, more than 100 have been injured, and 70 have died of natural causes.

Background: 

• On 8 January, Dmytrashkivskyi said that Russia had intensified attacks on the town of Sudzha in Kursk Oblast and its surrounding villages.

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