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Six dead after Ukrainian strikes with US-made HIMARS – Russian governor Six dead after Ukrainian strikes using US-made HIMARS – Russian governor
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Kiev has launched a massive missile attack using Western weapons on the town of Rylsk in Kursk Region, Aleksandr Khinshtein saysKiev has launched a massive missile attack using Western weapons on the town of Rylsk in Kursk Region, Aleksandr Khinshtein says
Ukraine launched a missile attack on Rylsk in Russia’s Kursk Region on Friday, killing six people, including a child, and injuring ten others, acting governor of the region Aleksandr Khinshtein has said. The official added that the troops had used US-made HIMARS missiles. Ukrainian forces launched a missile attack on Rylsk in Russia’s Kursk Region on Friday, killing six people, including a child, and injuring ten others, acting governor of the region Aleksandr Khinshtein has said. The official added that Kiev's troops had used US-made HIMARS missiles.
The strikes caused extensive damage to civilian infrastructure throughout the city. The missiles damaged a house of culture, a primary school, and Rylsk Aviation College’s living and study quarters. The attack also shattered windows in three apartment buildings and impacted several private homes as well as 15 or more vehicles. The strikes caused extensive damage to civilian infrastructure throughout the city, damaging a a house of culture, a primary school, and living and study quarters belonging to Rylsk Aviation College. The attack also shattered windows in apartment buildings and impacted several private homes as well as 15 or more vehicles.
Medical teams have transported the injured to a local hospital, where doctors classified their injuries as minor and placed them under supervision. “What happened today is a huge tragedy for all of us,” Khinshtein wrote in a Telegram post. The work of emergency services has been complicated by repeated attacks from the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the governor added.
“What happened today is a huge tragedy for all of us,” Khinshtein wrote in a Telegram post. He expressed confidence that those responsible for the attack would face retribution and that all destroyed infrastructure will be repaired. He expressed confidence that those responsible for the attack would face retribution and that all destroyed infrastructure will be repaired.
The work of emergency services has been complicated by repeated attacks from the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the governor added.
In a short video message posted on his Telegram channel on Friday, Khinshtein  accused Kiev’s forces of “deliberately choosing civilian facilities [and] social facilities as their targets.”In a short video message posted on his Telegram channel on Friday, Khinshtein  accused Kiev’s forces of “deliberately choosing civilian facilities [and] social facilities as their targets.”
Several Russian Telegram channels and media outlets have published what appears to be footage of the aftermath of the attack shot by eyewitnesses. In some of these video clips, several burning cars and damaged buildings can be seen.Several Russian Telegram channels and media outlets have published what appears to be footage of the aftermath of the attack shot by eyewitnesses. In some of these video clips, several burning cars and damaged buildings can be seen.
  Rylsk is located about 30 kilometers from the Ukrainian border and has a population of around 15,000.
Ukrainian troops invaded Kursk Region on August 6, with a force reportedly of some 35,000 troops. The area they control has been steadily shrinking in recent months, but they still maintain a presence in some parts of the region.