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Death toll rises following Russian attack on Khmelnytskyy

The body of another man was found. 

Death toll rises following Russian attack on Khmelnytskyy
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The number of victims of the Russian attack in Khmelnytskyy has increased.

"Unfortunately, as a result of the rescue operations, another victim was found. The man was born in 1955. Our sincere condolences go to his family," said Khmelnytskyy mayor Oleksandr Symchyshyn.

The Russian attack killed three people (men born in 1947, 1964, 1955) and wounded two others.

The head of the Khmelnytskyy RMA, Serhiy Tyurin, added that the dismantling of the facility's structures and the elimination of the consequences of the missile attack have been completed.

On the morning of 8 January, the Russian army attacked the Khmelnytskyy Region. At least six blasts were heard during the attack.

Air defence forces shot down three missiles within the Region. 

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