DPR Press Minister seriously wounded near Donetsk
Donetsk, September 06 (PolitNavigator, Victoria Litovchenko) – The Minister of Press of the proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, Elena Nikitina, was seriously wounded shortly before the ceasefire agreement came into force.
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The incident occurred near the Prokofiev airport in Donetsk during the unloading of humanitarian aid for residents of the area.
“The wounds are very serious,” colleagues say, “the fragments hit the chest and abdominal cavity. The spleen and lung were damaged. The operation took a long time. Now Elena Nikolaevna is in intensive care.”
However, doctors give an optimistic prognosis. Today the first visitors have already been admitted to Elena Nikitenko.
The DPR press minister was seriously wounded near Donetsk.