School No. 13 in Sevastopol: three children in a serious condition following a balcony collapse

Katerina Melnychenko
Katerina Melnychenko Deputy Editor-in-Chief
School No. 13 in Sevastopol: three children in a serious condition following a balcony collapse
In the temporarily occupied city of Sevastopol, a balcony on the second floor collapsed at a school in the village of Kacha.
Nine pupils were injured in Sevastopol after a balcony collapsed at School No. 13. Three of the children are in a critical condition. The injured include six boys and three girls, all aged 17. According to updated reports, a further six pupils are in a serious condition.

This was reported by Mikhail Razvozhayev, the "head" of occupied Sevastopol.

A balcony collapsed at School No. 13 in Sevastopol. Nine pupils were injured in the incident.

According to updated information from Mikhail Razvozhayev, three children are in a critical condition.

Another six injured pupils are in a moderately serious condition.

Who has been hospitalised

Among the injured are six boys and three girls.

They are all 17 years old.

Earlier, Razvozhayev had reported 10 casualties. The Russian Telegram channel “Mash na volne” also reported that one of the victims was admitted to hospital unconscious.

Criminal case

The Russian Investigative Committee’s Directorate for Crimea and Sevastopol has opened a criminal case into the injuries sustained by the schoolchildren.

Earlier, Razvozhayev reported that “major renovation work” had been completed at School No. 13 in June 2025.

According to him, at that time, the “main building, the shooting range and the canteen” had been renovated at the school.

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