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Death toll in Zhytomyr from Russian attack on National Police building rises to 3, 53 injured

The death toll in Zhytomyr from yesterday’s Russian attack on a National Police regional headquarters building has risen to three, with a further 53 people injured, the press service of Ukraine’s State Emergency Service (SES) said.

Death toll in Zhytomyr from Russian attack on National Police building rises to 3, 53 injured

Yesterday's Russian attack on a National Police regional headquarters building in Zhytomyr resulted in the death of three individuals and left 53 others injured, according to the press service of Ukraine's State Emergency Service (SES). Rescuers are still working at the scene as fire has been extinguished. Rope-access rescuers from Cherkasy and Rivne regions have been deployed to aid the ongoing recovery efforts.

SES specialists and representatives from the Ukrainian Red Cross Society's rapid response unit have set up aid stations at the location. The World Central Kitchen team has also supplied meals for the personnel involved. Earlier reports had estimated the death toll at two and injuries at least 40 from the assault on the National Police’s regional headquarters building in Zhytomyr region. Among the casualties were a police captain and a police lieutenant colonel.

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