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Woman injured in Russian Jan. 3 attack on Kyiv Oblast dies in hospital

by Kateryna Hodunova January 4, 2025 11:13 AM 1 min read
The aftermath of a Russian drone attack on Kyiv Oblast overnight on Jan. 3, 2024. (State Emergency Service)
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A woman injured by falling drone debris during a Russian attack on Kyiv Oblast on Jan. 3 died in the hospital, the Kyiv Military Administration reported on Jan. 4.

Russia launched a large-scale drone attack on Kyiv Oblast early in the morning on Jan. 3. The attack killed one person and injured four others, including a 16-year-old teenager.

The woman, who died in the hospital the day after the strike, had a severe abdominal wound. "Doctors fought for her life for almost a day until the last minute," the statement read.

According to the local military administration, another victim of the Russian Jan. 3 attack is in intensive care with a back injury. A young man with a knee injury is also under medical supervision but is not in critical condition.

Russia also launched a drone attack on Kyiv on the morning of Jan. 1, killing two people and injuring six others, including two pregnant women. The attack damaged a building of the National Bank of Ukraine.

A married couple, prominent neurobiologist Ihor Zyma and doctor of biological sciences Olesia Sokur, were killed in the attack.

Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 2, injure 21 over past day
Russian forces launched 81 drones at Ukraine overnight from the Russian cities of Bryansk, Kursk, Orel, and Primosk-Akhtarsk, Ukraine’s Air Force said.

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