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Military operation in Ukraine

Condition of two people injured in air attack on Sevastopol stable — city governor

On Sunday night, Sevastopol became a target of a massive air attack as a result of which one person was killed and four were injured

SEVASTOPOL, March 24. /TASS/. Two of the four people who were injured in an air attack on Sevastopol remain in the hospital, their condition is assessed as stable, the press service of the city governor told TASS.

"Of the four [those injured in the attack], two were taken to hospital, their condition is stable," the agency’s source said.

On Sunday night, Sevastopol became a target of a massive air attack as a result of which one person was killed and four were injured. The city governor, Mikhail Razvozhaev, said that the government of Sevastopol will provide all necessary support to the relatives of the deceased.

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