Russia launches double airstrike on nursing house in Kursk Oblast, navy claims

Russian troops have carried out a double airstrike on a nursing house within the Ukrainian-occupied Russian city of Sudzha, Kursk Oblast, Ukrainian navy spokesperson Oleksii Dmytrashkivskyi, mentioned on Jan. 12.

In line with Dmytrashkivskyi, the assault, which passed off on the night of Jan. 11, left one lady with extreme arm accidents, who died later within the morning of Jan. 12.

The assault additionally dealt heavy harm to the nursing house, with all home windows and doorways blown out, Dmytrashkivskyi added, talking on nationwide tv.

In line with him, round 2,000 Russian civilians stay in areas beneath Ukrainian management. Over 70 persons are at present staying within the nursing house that got here beneath assault.

"The query now could be the place to relocate these individuals. Most are aged, and lots of endure from disabilities, Parkinson's illness, post-stroke situations, and one particular person has a psychological sickness. The present state of those individuals is sort of extreme," the spokesperson mentioned.

In a remark to the Kyiv Impartial, Dmytrashkivskyi confirmed that the power broken was the identical nursing house visited by media, together with the Kyiv Impartial, on press excursions of Sudzha organized by the Ukrainian navy.

The information comes days after Ukraine reportedly launched renewed offensive operations in Kursk Oblast, which is seen as a vital bargaining chip for potential peace negotiations.

Ukrainian forces launched a large-scale operation in Kursk Oblast in early August, allegedly capturing as much as 1,300 sq. kilometers (500 sq. miles) of Russian soil. Since then, Russia has deployed reinforcements — together with North Korean troopers — within the space and reportedly retook round half of the misplaced territory.

Earlier on Jan. 11, President Volodymyr Zelensky introduced that Ukrainian troops captured two North Korean troopers as prisoners of battle (POWs) in Kursk Oblast.

"This process was not straightforward," he mentioned in a Telegram put up.

"Often, Russia and different North Korean navy personnel end off their wounded and do the whole lot doable to make sure that no proof of the participation of one other state — North Korea — within the battle in opposition to Ukraine is preserved."

‘Irrefutable evidence of North Korea’s involvement’ — Ukraine says it captured 2 North Korean POWs in Kursk OblastThe two wounded soldiers received necessary medical care and are in custody in Kyiv, according to Zelensky.The Kyiv IndependentThe Kyiv Independent news desk