Zhytomyr drone strike injures 8, revised down from earlier toll of 9
Ukraine's State Emergency Service said 8 people were hurt when a Russian drone hit a private home in the Zhytomyr community on Thursday, revising a toll of 9 given earlier by regional officials.
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State Emergency Service revises Zhytomyr drone-strike toll to 8 injured, down from an earlier figure of 9.
A Russian Shahed-type drone struck a private home in the Zhytomyr community on Thursday, injuring 8 people, including 2 children, (DSNS) said. The figure revises an earlier toll of 9 injured given hours before by the .
Vitaliy Bunechko, head of the Zhytomyr military administration, first reported the attack, saying the drone had hit the lower part of the house and that 9 people, including 2 children, were hurt, with 2 of them taken to a regional hospital. "Russia continues its deliberate terror against the peaceful Zhytomyr region," Bunechko said.
Several hours later, the State Emergency Service said 8 people had been injured and all had been hospitalised, without specifying the severity of their injuries. The service said the figures were still being clarified as rescue work continued at the scene.
Rescue workers, bomb-disposal teams and psychologists from the State Emergency Service, along with medics and Red Cross volunteers, worked at the site to help those affected, according to Ukrainska Pravda and Kyiv Post. Russian drones had also damaged 8 residential houses in the Zhytomyr region a day earlier without causing casualties, Bunechko said.
The strike was one of several Russian attacks on Ukraine that day: missiles hit a market in Lozova, killing 2 people and injuring 34, while a drone attack on Sloviansk injured 5 people, including children, according to Ukrainska Pravda and NV.
Elsewhere in Ukraine on Thursday, authorities expanded a forced evacuation zone for families with children to cover the entire Sloviansk community in Donetsk region, after strikes killed 8 civilians and injured 2 boys aged 7 and 12 the previous day, according to Kyiv Post. Russian forces shelled Donetsk region settlements 42 times over the past day, prompting the evacuation of 215 people, including 68 children, the regional authorities said.
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What we know
- A Russian Shahed-type drone hit a private house in the Zhytomyr community on 22 October.
- Ukraine's State Emergency Service said 8 people were injured, including 2 children, revising an earlier figure of 9 given by the regional military administration.
- All 8 injured were hospitalised; 2 had earlier been named as taken to a regional hospital by the regional administration.
- Emergency responders, medics and Red Cross volunteers assisted at the site.
- Russian drones had damaged 8 houses in the same region a day earlier without causing casualties, regional officials said.
Not yet confirmed
- The exact number of people injured; the regional administration said 9, while the State Emergency Service later said 8 and that figures were still being clarified.
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Why it matters for Europe
The attack came the same day as separate Russian strikes elsewhere in Ukraine, including a market in Lozova and residential areas in Sloviansk, showing the geographic spread of drone and missile attacks the country faces on a single day. In Donetsk region, repeated shelling has forced authorities to widen for families with children, a sign of how front-line communities are being pushed to empty out even as strikes continue hundreds of miles away in Zhytomyr.
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State Emergency Service revises Zhytomyr drone-strike toll to 8 injured, down from an earlier figure of 9.
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Sources
Reported by 4 reports from 4 independent outlets in 2 countries.
- 24 Kanal: Росія вдарила по будинку на Житомирщині: багато постраждалих, зокрема діти
- NV: Російський шахед влучив у житловий будинок на Житомирщині: постраждали дев’ятеро людей, серед них двоє дітей
- Ukrainska Pravda: На Житомирщині російський дрон атакував житловий будинок: 9 людей поранені
- Kyiv Post: Russian Shahed Drone Strikes Private Home in Zhytomyr, Injuring 9, Including 2 Children
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Questions and answers
- What happened in Zhytomyr Oblast?
- A Russian drone struck a private residential building in the Zhytomyr community on 22 October; Ukraine's State Emergency Service said 8 people were injured, including 2 children.
- Why do the casualty figures differ?
- The regional military administration initially said 9 people were hurt; the State Emergency Service later put the figure at 8, saying it was still being clarified.
- Were there other Russian attacks that day?
- Yes, separate strikes hit a market in Lozova and residential areas in Sloviansk, and shelling in Donetsk region led to the evacuation of 215 people, including 68 children.
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