Cherkasy region attack toll rises after after overnight missile and drone assault
Photo: The number of victims of the Russian attack has increased in Smila (t.me/UA_National_Police)
The number of people injured in Smila, Cherkasy region, as a result of the Russian attack on June 29, has increased. Eleven people were injured, according to the head of the Cherkasy Regional Military Administration, Ihor Taburets.
"Already 11 people have turned to doctors for help. Two of them are children. They are being provided with all the necessary assistance," he said.
According to preliminary data, three missiles and eight drones fell within the city limits. According to Taburets, the enemy deliberately targeted civilian infrastructure.
In Smila, three nine-story apartment buildings, private houses, and cars were significantly damaged. At least four educational institutions, a psychiatric hospital, and the academic building of the College of the National University of Food Technologies were also damaged—almost destroyed.
A local school has been equipped with accommodations for people who need shelter.
June 29 attack on Ukraine
During the night of June 29, Russian troops carried out a massive attack, launching 537 aerial targets at Ukraine, including 477 drones and 60 missiles.
Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Khmelnytskyi, Cherkasy, Poltava, Dnipropetrovsk regions, as well as Zaporizhzhia and Mykolaiv, came under enemy fire. In several regions, damage was recorded to residential buildings and critical infrastructure sites.
During the repelling of the attack, Ukrainian F-16 pilot Maksym Ustymenko was killed. He shot down seven targets and managed to steer the damaged aircraft away from a populated area but could not eject.
Find more about the consequences of the night shelling of Ukraine in the RBC-Ukraine article.
