Russian forces attack factory in Ternopil Oblast, injuring five people – photo

Anastasia Prots — 15 October, 09:34
Russian forces attack factory in Ternopil Oblast, injuring five people – photo
A firefighter working. Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Five people have been injured in a Russian drone attack on a manufacturing plant in the city of Chortkiv in Ternopil Oblast on the evening of 14 October.

Source: Ukraine's Interior Ministry; Taras Pastukh, Head of Ternopil Oblast Military Administration

Quote from the Interior Ministry: "Ternopil Oblast: early reports indicate that five people have been injured in a strike by an enemy UAV."

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Firefighters working
Firefighters working
Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Details: Pastukh said that a strike on a business in the Chortkiv district had been recorded at 20:57. He later confirmed that a Russian drone had hit a production facility in Chortkiv, where a fire broke out.

By 22:01, firefighters had extinguished the blaze. Pastukh then reported that three people had been injured and taken to hospital. They were receiving medical treatment and psychological help.

The Interior Ministry later said that, according to early reports, five people had been injured.

Emergency workers from the State Emergency Service, bomb disposal experts, police officers and representatives of other services were working at the scene.

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