One killed, five injured and buildings damaged in Russian attacks on Ukraine's west – video
One person has been killed, civilian infrastructure, including a school, has been damaged and power outages have occurred in Rivne as a result of a Russian attack. Four people have been injured in Vinnytsia and one person has been injured in Kovel.
Source: Oleksandr Koval, Head of Rivne Oblast Military Administration; Roman Romaniuk, Head of Volyn Oblast Military Administration; Viktor Shakyrzian, Secretary of Rivne City Council; Natalia Zabolotna, Head of Vinnytsia Oblast Military Administration; Svitlana Onyshchuk, Head of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Military Administration
Details: Koval initially said a local school had been targeted in the massive attack on Rivne Oblast, but that there were no casualties.
He also reported power cuts in Rivne and Rivne Oblast after the attack and said key city facilities were switching to alternative power sources.
Viktor Shakyrzian, Secretary of Rivne City Council, said that power cuts had halted trolleybus services in the city.
Roman Romaniuk, Head of Volyn Oblast Military Administration, reported that as of 16:20, Volyn was under attack from Shahed-type strike drones, including jet-powered drones.
In Kovel, about 10 lorries caught fire as a result of the attack. One person was injured. A local customs terminal also came under attack.
Update: Natalia Zabolotna, Head of Vinnytsia Oblast Military Administration, said a Russian attack had damaged civilian infrastructure in Vinnytsia. Four people were injured, two of whom were hospitalised. They are receiving medical treatment.
Svitlana Onyshchuk, Head of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Military Administration, said a fire broke out at a business premises after a drone was shot down in the Kolomyia hromada A hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast.
Early reports indicate that no one was injured. The relevant services are working at the scene.
Update: Koval later added that during another wave of the attack on Rivne, one person was killed and civilian infrastructure was damaged.
Quote from Koval: "A number of buildings, including a school, have been damaged in another wave of the attack on Rivne. Sadly, one person has been reported killed. I offer my sincere condolences to the family."
Details: Koval noted that power engineers have already started repairing the network to restore the electricity supply to Rivne.
Background:
- On 16 October, the city of Lutsk in Volyn Oblast was left without electricity following a Russian drone attack.
- On the night of 15-16 October, Russian UAVs struck private companies and critical infrastructure in Volyn, including a company with foreign investment in Lutsk.
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