Number of Injured in Belgorod Attack Reaches 20

Four injured individuals from the Belgorod shelling will be sent for treatment to Moscow, announced Alexey Kuznetsov, assistant to the Russian Minister of Health. The total number of injured has reached 20, with six fatalities, including one child.

Two children will also be sent to federal medical organizations of the Russian Ministry of Health in Moscow. The decision was based on the results of remote medical consultations, reported Interfax.

Among the injured, there are four children. Sixteen people with varying degrees of injury have been hospitalized. Four individuals received outpatient medical assistance.

According to Kuznetsov, the provision of aid to the injured is under the personal supervision of Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko. The attack on Belgorod occurred around 12:30 local time.