Russian forces injure young girl in Kherson Oblast, she is in a coma

An 11-year-old girl sustained injuries in a Russian attack on the village of Kindyika, Kherson Oblast, on Sunday, 8 October.

Source: Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of the Kherson Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram

Quote: "The occupiers attacked the village of Kindyika. An 11-year-old girl was injured.

Earlier, three elderly women also sustained injuries in a [Russian] attack on the village, which targeted the area near the village church.

A total of 16 civilians, including a nine-months-old infant, sustained injuries of various degrees of severity across Kherson Oblast today."

Details: Prokudin later said that the girl sustained multiple injuries and is currently in a coma.

"[She has a] blast injury and a traumatic brain injury. A contusion. Her left humerus is fractured. [She has] multiple shrapnel wounds to the chest and neck. She is in a coma. The region’s best doctors are fighting for her life," Prokudin said.

Background: On the night of 7-8 October, Russians attacked the city of Kherson, 11 people were injured, including a child.

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