Military operation in Ukraine

20 Dec 2024, 17:39

Nine-months pregnant woman injured in Ukrainian attack on Russia’s Rylsk

According to the latest data, a total of nine people sought medical assistance after the attack

KURSK, December 20. /TASS/. A nine-months pregnant woman suffered injuries in a Ukrainian attack on the town of Rylsk in Russia’s Kursk Region earlier on Friday, acting regional Governor Alexander Khinshein said.

"Acting Deputy Governor Andrey Belostotsky, doctor of medicine and honored doctor of Russia, is currently in Rylsk at my request. According to the latest data, a total of nine people sought medical assistance after the attack. Five of them were taken to the Kursk Regional Hospital. There is a nine-months pregnant woman among those injured," he wrote on Telegram.

Khinshtein specified that four people had sustained minor injuries, and others had been moderately injured.

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