Russian strikes on Kirovohrad region kill one, injure nine military

Russian strikes on Kirovohrad region kill one, injure nine military

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As a result of the latest series of Russian missile strikes at Kirovohrad region, a military serviceman and two security guards were killed, while nine more servicemen were wounded, preliminary reports say.

The head of Kirovohrad Regional Military Administration, Andriy Raikovych, broke the news, speaking at the national telethon, Ukrinform reports.

"Servicemen were hit: nine of them were injured, one was killed. According to preliminary reports, two security guards at the transformer substation were killed," the official noted.

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Currently, according to Raikovych, a rescue operation is underway at the sites of the strikes; medical assistance is being provided to those affected.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, in the early hours of Saturday, Russian troops fired 13 missiles at the Kirovohrad region, targeting, in particular, the Kanatove airfield and one of the Ukrzaliznytsia railway operator’s facilities.

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