Published: June 9, 2025 9:49 am
Author: RT
The recreational facility was 50 km from the border in Kursk Region, according to Aleksandr Khinshtein
One person was killed and at least five others were wounded in a Ukrainian strike on a cultural and leisure center in Russia’ Kursk Region, Governor Aleksandr Khinshtein has said.
The facility was located in the village of Prigorodnyaya Slobodka, located 53km from Russia’s border with Ukraine, Khinshtein wrote in a post on Telegram on Monday.
“According to preliminary data, a 64-year-old man was killed in the strike… I express my sincerest condolences to his family and friends. We will provide the family with all the necessary assistance,” he said.
Other civilians have been hospitalized with injuries as a result of the attack, the governor wrote. Three men, including the center’s chief engineer, sustained shrapnel wounds, bruises and fractures, while two women suffered concussions, he added.
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The strike delivered significant damage to the building and caused a large blaze, spanning some 400 square meters, the governor wrote.
Khinshtein also published a video of the burning cultural center and firefighters working to extinguish the flames.
According to unconfirmed reports on Telegram channels, the building was hit from a US-supplied HIMARS multiple rocket launch system.
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