Man killed in Russian strike on Khmelnytskyi region

Serhii Tiurin, head of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Military Administration, said this in a post on the Telegram messaging app, Ukrinform reports.

"Unfortunately, a man, approximately 40 years old, was killed in the attack. His identity is being established. At the time of the morning strike, he was at the site of the enemy hit," Tiurin said.

He added that rescuers and emergency services made every effort to locate the man quickly, deploying a search dog to assist in the operation.

According to Tiurin, Ukrainian air defense forces confirmed shooting down two missiles and three drones over the region, while another drone has been lost from radar tracking.

Photo: Ukraine's State Emergency Service