One killed, five injured and buildings damaged in Russian attacks western regions of Ukraine - 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 the 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, Rivne City Council Secretary; Natalia Zabolotna, Head of Vinnytsia Oblast Military Administration; Svitlana Onyshchuk, Head of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Military Administration
Quote from Koval: "A mass attack on Rivne Oblast continues. Another target of the enemy was one of the Rivne schools. Fortunately, there are no casualties."
Details: Koval also reported that power has been cut off in Rivne and Rivne Oblast after the attack. Key city facilities are switching to alternative power sources.
Shakyrzian said that power cuts halted the trolleybus traffic in the city.
Romaniuk added that as of 16:20, Volyn is under attack from Shahed-type strike drones, including jet-powered ones.
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: Zabolotna said that in Vinnytsia a Russian attack damaged civilian infrastructure. Four people are known to have been injured, two of whom were hospitalised. They are receiving medical treatment.
Onyshchuk added that in the Kolomyia hromada in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, a fire broke out on the premises of an enterprise as a result of a drone being shot down.
Early reports indicate that no one was injured. Appropriate services are working at the scene.
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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