As a result of a missile strike on an industrial enterprise in the city of Mukachevo, Transcarpathian region, 15 people were injured in the west of Ukraine. This was reported on Thursday in the National Police of Ukraine.
according to the agency, the attack occurred on August 21 at about 4:30 in the morning. Two hits were recorded on the object, after which a large -scale fire broke out on its territory. The ignition area, according to the State Emergency Service, was about 7 thousand square meters. meters.
among the victims – civilians aged 22 to 63 years. One of the wounded is in serious condition.
President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky commented on what happened in his Telegram channel, noting that an enterprise with foreign investment was an object of blow.
“This was an ordinary civilian company, American investments. They produced such familiar household items as coffee machines. And this also turned out to be a target,” – – – – – Zelensky stated.
According to him, all the victims were provided with the necessary assistance, and the work to eliminate the consequences of the blow continues.
According to the statement of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 614 air attacks were released on the official page of Facebook on the official page of August 21, including 574 drones of various types and 40 missiles. The air defense systems managed to knock down or suppress 577 targets, including 546 UAVs and other models, 1 aeroballistic missile X-47M2 “Kinage”, 18 X-101 cruise missiles and 12 caliber missiles.