The number of wounded in the shelling of the village of Cheremoshnoe, Russia's Belgorod region, has risen to 12. This was announced by regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov in the Telegram channel, quoted by "Interfax", writes news.bg.
"Latest news about the consequences of the shelling of the Ukrainian armed forces in the village of Cheremoshnoe, Belgorod Region, unfortunately, the number of our wounded has increased to 12 people,", he wrote.
According to the governor, of the 12 wounded civilians, seven were volunteer fighters who were helping to restore light in the houses of the border villages on Sunday. The head of the Yasnozoren village, Dmitry Pankov, was also injured. Four civilians were injured.
"At the moment, seven of the 12 injured are in the regional clinical hospital "St. Joasaf". Three are in the operating room, the rest are being examined, after which they will also be operated on. In the city hospital No. 2 of the There are three patients in Belgorod - fighters from our self-defense, one is in a serious condition, two are in a moderate condition, the doctors are currently performing an operation," Gladkov said.
Two men with various lacerations separately sought medical attention. One of them, in a condition of medium severity with multiple lacerations of the lower limbs, was admitted to the traumatology department. The second victim was released for outpatient treatment.
Gladkov noted that the self-defense fighters achieved a feat by helping the residents of the region after work, risking their lives. The regional governor also thanked the energy workers and local residents.
"We will definitely nominate everyone for state awards," he wrote.
Earlier, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) attacked with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) the village of Tishanka, Volokonovsky district, Belgorod region. As a result of the attack, six settlements were left without electricity.
In recent months, explosions and attacks on infrastructure in the district have become a daily occurrence, with officials blaming either Ukrainian forces or pro-Ukrainian saboteurs.
A month ago, Russia was caught by surprise after thousands of Ukrainian soldiers crossed the border into the Kursk region. It was the largest foreign attack on sovereign Russian territory since World War II.
Since then, neighboring Russian regions have been on alert for possible new attacks.
The Belgorod regional governor said that the authorities are taking measures to resettle residents of a group of villages near the border and pay compensation.