Former head of Ukraine's Central Election Commission wounded in Russian attack on Odesa – video

Serhii Kivalov, the former head of the Central Election Commission (CEC) was wounded in a Russian attack on Odesa. Source: Ukrainska Pravda's source close to Serhii Kivalov and in law enforcement Details: The source reports that the former CEC chairman is currently undergoing surgery.

Kivalov has a thigh injury, an artery was damaged. He is suffering from venous bleeding.

Kivalov is also the head of the National University Odesa Law Academy. The Russian attack also damaged one of the buildings of this university.

According to the police, the deputy vice-rector of the Academy Vasiliev was also  injured. This information was confirmed to Suspilne by Valentyn Fedorov, the vice-rector of the National University Odesa Law Academy. It is reported that the house where Kivalov and his family live, known in Odesa as Kivalov's Castle, is on fire.

The roof was almost completely destroyed by the fire. For reference: Kivalov was also a member of the Ukrainian parliament of the III-VIII convocations, as well as a member of the Party of Regions, a banned pro-Russian political party. Background: On Monday evening, the Russian army launched a missile attack on the city of Odesa.

At this point, 4 people are known to have been killed and 17 injured in the attack, and a fire broke out in the Kivalov's Castle.

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