"Enemy attack lasted more than three hours": Prosecutor's Office details the consequences of Russia's strike on Khmelnytsky and the region
Kyiv • UNN
During the Russian missile and drone attack on Khmelnytsky region, a private house and a 9-story building were damaged, a warehouse was hit, a critical infrastructure facility was damaged, leading to a partial power outage, and a power substation was damaged, killing 2 people and injuring several others.
During the Russian attack on Khmelnytsky, one missile hit a private house, damaging a 9-story building, and another hit a warehouse. In the regional center, a critical infrastructure facility was also damaged by an enemy drone attack. In Shepetivka district, a power substation was damaged by drone fragments. This was reported on Friday by the Prosecutor General's Office, UNN reports.
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According to the investigation, on March 22, the Russian armed forces carried out a powerful attack with cruise missiles and UAVs on the territory of Khmelnytsky. "In total, the enemy attack lasted more than three hours," the prosecutor's office said.
"One of the rockets hit a private residential building. A nearby nine-story building was heavily damaged by the shock wave. Another one hit a warehouse," the statement said.
Preliminarily, two people have been reported dead. A 21-year-old girl who had been in touch by phone for an hour and a half was rescued from the rubble. She was hospitalized. Five people with injuries of varying severity were hospitalized on their own.
The response is ongoing. The final data is being updated.
"Also, a critical infrastructure facility in the regional center was damaged as a result of a UAV strike. There is a partial power outage. In addition, a power substation was damaged in the Shepetivka district by the drone's fragments," the prosecutor's office said.
A pre-trial investigation into the violation of the laws and customs of war combined with premeditated murder (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) has been initiated.
