Four injured in overnight Russian drone strikes on three oblasts – photos
Four people were injured in a Russian drone attack on Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv oblasts on 20 March. Damage has been reported in Poltava Oblast.
Source: Chuhuiv Mayor Halyna Minaieva; Oleksandr Hanzha, Head of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Military Administration; Vitalii Diakivnych, Head of Poltava Oblast Military Administration; Ukraine's State Emergency Service on Telegram
Quote from Minaieva: "The enemy has just carried out a treacherous drone strike on a residential district in the city, injuring two people in Chuhuiv."
Details: Minaieva later clarified that one person was injured and another is suffering from an acute stress reaction.
The State Emergency Service reported that a man, 45, had been injured in the attack.
The strike completely destroyed one house and damaged windows and roofs in ten neighbouring homes.
Two people were also injured in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Hanzha said a 65-year-old man was taken to hospital in a moderate condition, while a 40-year-old man will receive outpatient treatment.
In total, Russian forces carried out 16 attacks on the Nikopol and Synelnykove districts using artillery, drones and guided aerial bombs. Damage was caused to office buildings, a fire station, around ten houses and outbuildings.
In Poltava Oblast, Russian drone strikes damaged power transmission lines and equipment at a company in the Myrhorod district. A fire broke out but was extinguished by emergency crews. No casualties were reported.
Background: On the night of 19-20 March, Russian forces also attacked Odesa Oblast, damaging two civilian commercial vessels sailing under the flags of Palau and Barbados and injuring two people.
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