11 April 2026
(Consequences of the attack in Kherson region. PHOTO: npu.gov.ua)
The Kherson region again came under massive fire as Russian troops shelled 24 settlements at once with artillery and drones, turning peaceful neighborhoods into a zone of destruction. As a result of the attacks, civilians were injured, housing and infrastructure were destroyed.
This was reported by the press service of the National Police in the Kherson region.
<span><span><span><span><span><span><span>The aggressor's troops fired at residential areas of Kherson and Beryslav districts using artillery and various types of drones. Twenty-four settlements in the region came under fire.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
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<span><span><span><span><span><span><span>The shelling damaged five apartment buildings and four private houses, critical infrastructure facilities, an administrative building, a gas station, and at least eight cars.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
<span><span><span><span><span><span><span>In the village of Rakivka, an FPV drone hit a civilian car, injuring two men aged 40 and 59. They were diagnosed with explosive and craniocerebral injuries, contusions and shrapnel wounds. The vehicle itself sustained significant damage.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
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<span><span><span><span><span><span><span>In the Engineering district, an attack drone hit a high-rise building, injuring an 86-year-old woman who was hospitalized with serious injuries, including head and face wounds. After that, Russian drones also damaged an administrative building.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
<span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Private houses in Shevchenkivka, Zorivka, and Kreschenivka were damaged by FPV drone attacks. In the Dniprovsky district of Kherson, a drone hit a gas station, damaging property and a car, and another private house was damaged by shelling.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
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<span><span><span><span><span><span><span>In the Zhytleselyshche neighborhood, an FPV drone explosion near an apartment building injured two women aged 44 and 49. One of them sustained an open fracture of the arm and a chest wound, the other suffered contusion, concussion and an acute stress reaction.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
<span><span><span><span><span><span><span>New damage to vehicles was also reported: two cars were damaged as a result of the attacks, and another car was damaged by an explosive dropped from a drone. In the Shumensky neighborhood, shelling damaged two apartment buildings, and in the Tavriysky neighborhood, an FPV drone damaged another apartment building and four cars.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
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<span><span><span><span><span><span><span>All emergency services were working at the sites of the attacks. During the day, law enforcement received 243 reports of incidents and opened 14 criminal proceedings under the article on war crimes.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
On April 9, 15 high-rise buildings were damaged and four private houses were destroyed as a result of shelling in Kherson region. A service station, a gas pipeline, agricultural machinery, garages and cars were also damaged, and four people, including two children, were injured.
Анна Бальчінос