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Overnight Attacks Damage Kyiv Medical Facility and Vinnytsia Homes as Volgograd Refinery Catches Fire
By Maya Wilson
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Russia’s overnight attack damaged a medical facility operated by Ukraine’s National Academy of Medical Sciences in Kyiv, while a fresh Russian attack on Vinnytsia injured three people and damaged homes, Ukraine’s national news agency Ukrinform reported Friday.
In Kyiv, Ukrinform reported that the medical facility was damaged and that its second floor was partially destroyed. Three patients were injured in the attack, according to the agency.
Ukrinform reported no deaths from the overnight wave of attacks in the information available Friday morning, and it had not reported further details about the patients’ injuries or the extent of the damage beyond the second floor.
In Vinnytsia, three people were injured in a fresh Russian attack, Ukrinform reported. Sixteen private houses and five apartment buildings were damaged, the agency said.
Ukrinform’s reporting did not provide further details in the available sourcing about the circumstances of the attack in Vinnytsia or the condition of those injured.
Separately, the Volgograd oil refinery in Russia caught fire following a drone attack overnight on November 13, according to media reports carried by Ukrinform. The reports did not say who launched the drones, Ukrinform said.
The refinery is owned by Lukoil and is one of Russia’s largest, Ukrinform reported. The available reporting did not say how extensive the fire was or whether anyone was injured at the refinery.
No deaths connected to this overnight wave had been reported in the sourcing available to Ukrinform.
Maya Wilson
World Desk, The Library Media
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Update, Friday, November 13: The Guardian reported that the hospital attacked in Kyiv stands in the centre of the capital, close to several western embassies, and that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said speed restrictions on the Starshield system had made it harder for Ukraine to shoot down drones.
