The casualty toll from a drone attack on the "Sambek Heights" military-historical museum complex in Russia's Rostov region has increased. Regional Governor Yuri Slyusar announced that the number of wounded has risen to 12.
In a statement on his Telegram channel, Governor Slyusar said 10 of the wounded were hospitalized, while 2 were discharged after receiving medical treatment at the scene.
Attack targeted information center
Slyusar noted that the attack struck the main building complex housing the museum's information and exhibition center. "According to preliminary data, the museum's exhibition area was not damaged," the governor said, describing the attack as "an act of particular cynicism."
The Russian Investigative Committee also issued a written statement on the attack. The statement said that "in connection with the attack by Ukrainian armed groups on the 'Sambek Heights' People's Military-Historical Museum of the Great Patriotic War, criminal investigators have opened a criminal case on the charge of a terrorist act."
The Investigative Committee announced that the case was opened under clauses "a" and "c" of Paragraph 2 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.