Seven utility workers injured in Kherson by explosion

Seven utility workers injured in Kherson by explosion

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Seven utility workers were injured in Kherson due to the detonation of explosives in the city center.

According to Ukrinform, the Kherson Regional Military Administration reported this on Telegram.

“Medical assistance was needed for six more utility workers who were injured due to the detonation of unknown explosives in the center of Kherson,” the report said.

It is noted that women aged 31, 53, and 42, as well as men aged 54, 51, and 62, were taken to the hospital. They suffered blast injuries, post-concussion syndrome, and acute stress reactions.

The victims were provided with medical assistance and prescribed outpatient treatment.

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Earlier, it was reported that at around 1 p.m. in the central part of Kherson, an unknown object exploded while municipal workers were collecting garbage from the streets. As a result, a 60-year-old man suffered blast injuries and shrapnel wounds to the abdomen.

As reported by Ukrinform, in the morning, the enemy attacked a facility of one of the municipal enterprises of the Kherson City Council in the Dniprovskyi district with a drone. While performing his professional duties, an employee of the municipal enterprise suffered fatal injuries.

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