11 people were injured as result of drone attack on Khmelnytsky region, - Mayor Symchyshyn

As of 10:00 a.m. in the Khmelnytsky district, eleven people sought medical help due to injuries sustained as a result of the Russian attack. One person was hospitalized, ten, after examination by doctors, was sent for outpatient treatment.

This was announced by Khmelnytsky Mayor Oleksandr Symchyshyn on the air of the United News marathon, Censor.NET reports citing Suspilne.

According to him, as a result of hitting one of the objects on the territory of the neighboring community, several explosive waves caused quite serious consequences to the city infrastructure in the form of damage to buildings and, as a result, injuries and injuries to the residents.

"We already have 11 injured people. One of them is hospitalized, but his life is not in danger. The degrees of injuries of the others are glass cuts, damage from blows, when, for example, the ceiling, doors, etc. fell. Therefore, one person was hospitalized, and ten received medical assistance and will be treated on an outpatient basis," said Mayor Symchyshyn.

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According to him, the number of wounded may increase throughout the day, as people are turning to the trauma unit of the Khmelnytsky City Hospital for medical care every half hour or hour.

First, it was reported that 5 people in the regional center were injured by glass shards.

On the night of 13 May, Russians attacked Ukraine using kamikaze drones.

It was reported that air defense systems were operating in the Kyiv region due to the threat of enemy UAVs. Censor.NET also wrote that on the night of 13 May, Russians attacked the Khmelnytsky region, and there was an attack on critical infrastructure.

Earlier, the mayor of Mykolaiv, Oleksandr Senkevych, reported the shelling of the city. In turn, the head of the military administration of the Mykolaiv region, Vitalii Kim, wrote about a fire in Mykolaiv as a result of hostile shelling.

Subsequently, the mayor of Khmelnytsky, Oleksandr Symchyshyn, reported that the blast waves in Khmelnytsky damaged educational and medical institutions, administrative buildings, industrial facilities, and residential buildings.

According to the Air Force, 17 enemy "Shaheds" out of 21 launched were destroyed.

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