Man injured in Russian attack on Poltava dies in hospital, death toll rises to 15
www.pravda.com.ua
Sat, 08 Feb 2025 23:25:36 +0200
After a week in a coma, Mykhailo Derevianov, who sustained a shrapnel wound to the head as a result of a Russian missile attack on 1 February, has died in a Poltava hospital.
Source Suspilne with reference to Derevianovs wifes Instagram Details During a missile attack on a residential building in Poltava on 1 February, a shrapnel hit Mykhailo Derevianov in the head.
The man was hospitalised the same day.
He was in a coma in the intensive care unit for a week.
Derevianov was a football player.
He played for Kraiany, a team from Sudiivka, and Druzhba, a team from Machukhiv.
He was a multiple winner and prizewinner of various sports tournaments, a friend of the deceased, Andrii Honcharenko, wrote on his Facebook page.
The man is survived by his wife and young son.
In total, 15 people were killed on 1 February as a result of the Russian missile attack on a residential building in the Brailky neighbourhood, 3 of them were children.
Background On Saturday, 1 February, the Russians struck the city of Poltava, hitting a residential building.
In the evening of 2 February, search and rescue operations were completed at the site of the destroyed fivestorey building in Poltava 14 people were reported dead, including three children.
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