Zaporizhzhia doctors save teen girl after clinical death following Russian attack

Zaporizhzhia doctors save teen girl after clinical death following Russian attack

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Zaporizhzhia doctors performed complex surgeries and saved a 15-year-old girl who experienced clinical death after being wounded during a Russian attack on June 8.

Zaporizhzhia City Council Secretary Rehina Kharchenko announced this on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

"Doctors managed to save the 15-year-old girl after clinical death and a difficult multi-hour operation. The child was injured during the June 8 attack on the Khortytskyi district. However, the girl's condition remains extremely serious. Our medical workers are doing everything possible," she wrote.

Read also: Three injured, homes damaged in Zaporizhzhia region after Russian attack

On June 8, the Russian army attacked Zaporizhzhia's Khortytskyi district. An enemy drone struck near a public transport stop. Two women were killed and 31 people were injured. Seven people remain in serious condition, including four teenagers.

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