Governor says two medics injured in drone strike on Kursk-region ambulance
In short
Two medics were injured when a drone struck an intensive-care ambulance in the Belovsky district of Russia's Kursk region, Kommersant reported, citing Governor Alexander Khinshtein. The vehicle was traveling to collect an injured person, and both medics were taken to Kursk Regional Hospital, the governor said.
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A doctor and a paramedic were injured in a drone strike on an intensive-care ambulance in the Belovsky district of Kursk region, Kommersant reported on October 12, citing Governor Alexander Khinshtein. He said the vehicle was traveling to collect an injured person and that both medical workers were taken to Kursk Regional Hospital. [ 5 ]
Kommersant reported that the doctor, a 65-year-old man, suffered acoustic barotrauma and that the paramedic sustained shrapnel wounds to his right thigh, shoulder and forearm. RIA Novosti's earlier report also attributed those shrapnel wounds to the paramedic. A later TASS summary, however, described the same injuries under a headline about a doctor being injured. [ 1 , 4 , 5 ]
Why it matters
The strike injured medical personnel in an ambulance dispatched to collect another casualty, according to the governor's account. Both needed hospital treatment.
Key facts
- A drone struck an intensive-care ambulance in the Belovsky district of Kursk region, according to Governor Alexander Khinshtein. [ 1 , 5 ]
- Kommersant reported that a doctor and a paramedic were injured and taken to Kursk Regional Hospital, citing the governor. [ 5 ]
- The ambulance was traveling to collect an injured person when it was struck, the governor said. [ 1 , 5 ]
- Kommersant reported that the 65-year-old doctor suffered acoustic barotrauma. [ 5 ]
- RIA Novosti and Kommersant reported shrapnel wounds to the paramedic's right thigh, shoulder and forearm. [ 1 , 5 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- Reports differ on which medic sustained the described shrapnel wounds. RIA Novosti and Kommersant attribute them to the paramedic, while the later TASS summary gives the same injuries under a headline referring to a doctor.