Missile attack on Nova Poshta terminal: company reports on condition of victims
Pravda Ukraine
The 16 employees of the Nova Poshta delivery service injured in the Russian attack on the terminal in Kharkiv Oblast remain in hospital. Eight employees are in critical condition, and six out of them are in intensive care.
Source: Hromadske media outlet with reference to Nova Poshta
One of the victims, Maksym Ye., has suffered a complex fracture of his shoulder and hip, which caused major blood loss. He has been operated on and kept on artificial lung ventilation. After that, the man regained consciousness.
The next day, he was operated on again and was put into drug-induced sleep. At the moment, the condition of Maksym is stable but critical.
Yevhen Kh. has received a head and a lung injury. He was in a coma, on artificial lung ventilation. As of now, he regained consciousness and is now in a neurosurgical intensive care unit.
Maksym V. was operated on, as he had fragments removed from the stomach, liver and intestines. Now he is in need of leg treatment as it is broken from knee down.
Another injured employee Yevhen Z. has had a piece of shrapnel extracted from his stomach. He has also suffered multiple injuries to his back and limbs. At the moment his condition is stable.
“We are always in touch with them. We talk to them, their families and doctors to quickly provide the necessary aid,” the Nova Poshta company revealed.
In total, eight employees have received injuries of moderate degree of severity. Two of them, a father and a son, have been taken to a private clinic.
Several more employees have minor injuries and are getting treated at home.
Background:
- On 21 October, a Russian missile hit a depot in Kharkiv Oblast belonging to the Nova Poshta delivery company.
- The Russian strike killed six people, all of whom were employees of Nova Poshta.
- Early reports said the attack was carried out with two S-300 missiles launched from Russia’s Belgorod Oblast.
- The workers who were there had no chance to run for cover, as the air-raid warning was sounded right before the explosion.
- At the moment the Ukrainian Nova Poshta delivery company is planning to create small bomb shelters inside their sorting terminals.
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