Kursk governor Khinshtein returns to region after rehabilitation for car crash injuries
In short
Kursk region governor Alexander Khinshtein said he has returned to the region and can now walk without aids after a course of rehabilitation following a car accident. He said at a meeting of the regional government that walking unaided would let him inspect repair and reconstruction sites himself, according to Kommersant, citing TASS. Kommersant reported that the accident occurred on 22 January in the Konyshevsky district and left him with a fractured femur, three broken ribs and two broken spinal processes.
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Kursk region governor Alexander Khinshtein said he has returned to the region and can now walk without aids after a period of rehabilitation following a car accident. “I now move without the help of aids. I hope this will improve the quality of my work. At least I will have more opportunity to walk, to go through sites of repair, reconstruction and so on on my own feet,” Khinshtein said at a meeting of the regional government, according to Kommersant, which cited TASS for the quotation. TASS reported that the governor said he can walk without a stick. [ 1 , 3 ]
Kommersant reported that Khinshtein was in a car accident on 22 January in the Konyshevsky district of the Kursk region, when his car skidded on an icy road and was thrown onto the roadside. The governor suffered a fractured femur, three broken ribs and two broken spinal processes, and was treated at the Kursk regional hospital, the outlet said. On 25 September, Kommersant reported, he said he was undergoing a repeat course of rehabilitation. [ 3 ]
RIA Novosti reported that Khinshtein had returned to the Kursk region after rehabilitation following the road accident, without giving further detail on his condition or his schedule. The documents do not say who handled the governor's duties while he was away, whether anyone else was involved in the accident, or whether his treatment has concluded. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Why it matters
The return of a regional governor to his duties after months away settles who is running the Kursk region's government day to day, a question the documents leave unaddressed. The documents give no broader consequences beyond the governor's own statement that the change should improve how he works.
Key facts
- Kursk region governor Alexander Khinshtein said he has returned to the region after rehabilitation. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Khinshtein said he can now walk without the help of aids or a walking stick. [ 1 , 3 ]
- He made the statement at a meeting of the regional government, TASS reported. [ 3 ]
- He was injured in a car accident on 22 January in the Konyshevsky district of the Kursk region. [ 3 ]
- According to Kommersant, the car skidded on an icy road and was thrown onto the roadside. [ 3 ]
- He suffered a fractured femur, three broken ribs and two broken spinal processes, and was treated at the Kursk regional hospital. [ 3 ]
- On 25 September he said he was undergoing a repeat course of rehabilitation. [ 3 ]
- TASS and RIA Novosti reported his return on 5 October. [ 1 , 2 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- The circumstances of the 22 January accident, including how it happened and whether anyone else was involved. Only Kommersant describes the accident, saying the car skidded on an icy road and was thrown onto the roadside; the other two documents mention only that he was on rehabilitation after a road accident, with no further detail.
- Which duties, if any, Khinshtein handed over while he was away and how the region was governed during his rehabilitation. None of the documents address this.
- Whether Khinshtein has fully recovered or is returning to work while treatment continues. He said he moves without aids and that this should improve his work; the documents give no medical assessment.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- TASS reports that Khinshtein has returned to Kursk after rehabilitation and says he can walk without a stick. [ 1 ]
- RIA Novosti reports that the Kursk region governor has returned to the region after rehabilitation following a road accident. [ 2 ]
- Kommersant reports his remarks at the regional government meeting and details of the accident, his injuries and his treatment. [ 3 ]