The wounded are 15, including two children and 9 Ukrainian servicemen, said Olena Lanina, head of the Okhtyrka City Council’s health department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Both injured children are currently being operated on at a local hospital,” the official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One child has a penetrating wound, the condition is extremely serious, says the head of the Okhtyrka Regional State Administration Pavlo Kuzmenko.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Among the military – 5 have minor injuries. 4 civilians and 4 servicemen were significantly injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The shelling took place in the Dachny residential area bordering the military unit, where the Russians were apparently trying to survive, Kuzmenko said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The invaders survived in residential buildings, the local thermal power plant, as well as in the Sonechko kindergarten, which has a shelter,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After warning of possible shelling, people hid in local bomb shelters, basements and other places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many civilians hid in the shelter of the kindergarten. That’s where the enemy shell hit, the mayor stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to him, one of the shells damaged a gas pipeline in a residential building, two more hit the territory of Okhtyrka CHP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“On the territory of the CHP, one shell exploded, another got stuck without exploding,” Kuzmenko said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is possible that today Okhtyrka may be subjected to repeated shelling, as people warn the military.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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