Mother and three children discharged after Leningrad region drone attack

A woman and her three children hospitalized after a drone attack in Russia's Leningrad region have been discharged. Regional information policy committee head Nikita Dontsov announced their discharge on October 19.

The family was hospitalized on October 18 after a large piece of drone debris fell on a residential building in Vsevolozhsky district. A fire broke out in an apartment, and eight families were evacuated from the entrance section of the building. Those affected were taken for medical care with symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning.

The regional health committee said ten people were hurt in the attack across Leningrad region. Seven, including five children, were hospitalized, while three others declined admission.

The Investigative Committee opened a terrorism case under Article 205 of the Criminal Code in connection with attacks on facilities in the region.