Two killed, six injured in Russian drone strike on Koziatyn, Vinnytsia region

In brief

• A Russian drone strike hit the Koziatyn community in Vinnytsia region on November 1.
• The regional head first reported two deaths, then revised the victims to a 13-year-old girl and a woman.
• Six people were injured, including four children, one of whom is reported in critical condition.

Drone fell between dormitory and academic building

Russian forces struck the Koziatyn community in Vinnytsia region on November 1 with a drone. According to the regional military administration, the drone fell between a dormitory of a vocational school and an academic building (Injury toll in Russian strike on Vinnytsia region rises to six, two killed – Ukrinform) (The death toll from the Russian attack in Koziatyn has risen; most of the victims are children | UA.NEWS – ua.news). The attack was reported on the evening of November 1 (Russian attack kills 13-year-old girl and woman in Vinnytsia region – fakti.bg).

Revised death toll

Vinnytsia Regional Military Administration head Nataliia Zabolotna initially put the death toll at two, naming a man among the victims (Two killed, three injured in Russian attack on Vinnytsia region – Ukrinform). In a later update, she named the dead as a 13-year-old girl, killed on the spot, and a woman who died in hospital. The man named in the first statement was not among the dead.

Four of the injured are children

Two other adults were also hurt. Early reports described the children's injuries as moderate, before the update on the girl's condition (In Vinnytsia region, two people were killed and three children were injured in a Russian strike – antikor.info).

Casualties

• Killed: 2
• Injured: 6
• Injured children: 4

Medical care and response

The injured were taken to medical facilities, where they received treatment. Rescue and medical teams were working at the site after the strike. The regional administration has not said how many people remain in hospital beyond the children named in its statements.

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