Russian drones strike university in Ukraine’s Rivne, injuring 20

Russian drones struck the Rivne region in western Ukraine on the morning of October 13, hitting the city of Rivne.

Ukraine’s National Police said in a statement that a Russian drone struck an educational institution. A fire broke out in one wing of the building after drone debris fell on it, according to data from the State Emergency Service.

Twenty people were injured, according to the latest data.

Ukraine’s Education Minister Andrii Butenko clarified that the building hit was part of Rivne State University of the Humanities. The Department of Musical Arts building burned down completely. All students were in shelters, Butenko said, but members of the university’s administrative staff were injured.

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