Yeltsin Injuries More Serious Than Thought
Russian Federation President Boris N. Yeltsin was injured more seriously than previously thought in a car accident, and he is recovering at home, a Soviet newspaper said Saturday.
The reform leader’s car was broadsided in rush hour traffic on Sept. 21, but he went on to work at the republic’s offices in Moscow later that day. Initial reports were that he suffered only minor hip injuries.
The Soviet newspaper Trud reported Saturday that Yeltsin had suffered “massive injuries of the body, especially the thigh,” that it said were “slowly healing.”
Doctors have not prescribed any special treatment, the report said, but recommended Yeltson rest for 10 days.
“However, Boris Nikolaiyevich is optimistic and is carefully watching all developments, and his family is taking care of him,” Trud said.
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