• 01/18/2025

13-year-old injured by Russian drone wreckage in Kyiv Oblast

Pravda Ukraine

A 13-year-old teenager has been injured in Kyiv Oblast due to falling wreckage from downed Russian drones on the night of 16-17 January.

Source: Mykola Kalashnyk, Acting Head of Kyiv Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram

Quote: “A child born in 2012 was injured as a result of falling wreckage from downed targets during an enemy UAV attack on Kyiv Oblast.”

Details: Kalashnyk said the teenager is suspected to have suffered a concussion and a laceration on the thigh. The child was hospitalised.

The wreckage also caused a fire in a café-store and an adjacent outbuilding, covering an area of about 200 square metres. The fire was successfully contained. The blast wave damaged the windows of a neighbouring building.

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