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Four people, including an 8-year-old girl, injured in Russian attack on Hostomel (updated)

Russian strike on Hostomel injures girl, 8, and man, 66

Two local residents, including an 8-year-old girl, were injured in an enemy attack on Hostomel, Kyiv region, on the evening of October 2.

Kyiv Regional Military Administration Head Tymur Tkachenko reported this, Censor.NET reports.

Two injured

According to Tkachenko, a 66-year-old man suffered burns to his body and a blunt abdominal injury. He was admitted to a local hospital.

An 8-year-old girl sustained a shrapnel wound to her leg.

"Rescuers are continuing to extinguish the fire at warehouses and production facilities," the official added.

Update

Tkachenko later reported that the number of people injured in the enemy UAV attack had risen to four.

Two more people sustained minor injuries. A man suffered burns to his head, while a woman sustained a contusion to her left knee joint and an acute stress reaction. Both received the necessary medical care at the scene and did not require hospitalisation.

No deaths were reported.

Background 

Earlier reports said that warehouses in the Bucha district of Kyiv region were damaged in an attack by Russian occupiers on the evening of October 2. A fire broke out.