BELGOROD, July 28. /TASS/. Ukrainian forces hit a passenger bus in the town of Shebekino in the Belgorod Region with a drone, Acting Governor Alexander Shuvaev reported.
According to preliminary information, 19 civilians were injured.
TASS has compiled the key information about the aftermath of the attack.
Circumstances of attack
- On the morning of July 28, Ukrainian forces once again hit a passenger bus carrying civilians, Shuvaev reported.
Casualties
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According to preliminary data, 19 civilians suffered injuries in the attack.
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Shuvaev said that there have been no deaths reported so far.
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Eighteen of those injured were quickly taken to the Shebekino Central District Hospital.
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The acting governor reported that 15 people sustained shrapnel wounds, with three more suffering blast-induced injuries, according to preliminary information.
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According to medical professionals, six of those wounded are in serious condition, he added.
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Shuvaev said that if needed the injured would be transferred to federal medical institutions.
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Aide to the Russian Health Minister Alexey Kuznetsov later reported that all nineteen of those wounded were taken to hospitals.
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The injured are receiving all necessary assistance, with remote consultations with specialists from federal medical centers scheduled, Kuznetsov added.
Previous attacks
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On July 18, the acting governor reported that a man died following a Ukrainian attack on a passenger bus in the settlement of Dubovoye in the Belgorod Region.
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Four people were injured, including a 16-year-old girl.
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Later he said that a man, who was seriously injured in the attack on a passenger bus on July 18, had died in intensive care.
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On July 20, Shuvaev reported that Ukrainian forces hit a passenger bus in the town of Shebekino with a drone.
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According to the latest information, five people were killed and 27 more were injured in the attack.
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The Russian Investigative Committee opened a criminal case under the article of a terrorist attack.