Jan. 18, 2026, 9:03 a.m.

Drone terror in Kherson region: destruction and human losses

(PHOTO: Kherson regional police)

Yesterday, Russian troops attacked Kherson region with drones, aircraft and artillery. Nearly three dozen settlements in the region came under fire, with civilians killed and wounded.

According to the Kherson Regional Military Administration, the Russian military shelled social infrastructure and residential areas of the region's settlements, including 4 private houses.

As a result of Russian aggression, 2 people were killed and 1 was injured.

In general, Antonivka, Zelenivka, Sadove, Molodizhne, Prydniprovske, Stanislav, Sofiyivka, Shyroka Balka, and Shyroka Balka were under enemy drone terror, air strikes and artillery fire, Rozlyv, Dniprovske, Kizomys, Ivanivka, Novotyanka, Tokarivka, Novovorontsovka, Zamozhne, Burgunka, Dudchany, Odradokamyanka, Sablukivka, Tyahyntsi, Chervonyi Mayak, Vesele, Kozatske and the city of Kherson.

Earlier, 14 private houses and a car were damaged by shelling. At night, eight civilians aged 46 to 77 sustained mine-blast injuries and contusions under artillery fire in Komyshany. Five private houses were damaged in the area. In Bilozerka, three houses were damaged by artillery fire.

According to the official results of 2025, the consequences of the use of Russian drones in the Kherson region were tragic: 130 people were killed, including three children. In addition, another 1,195 civilians sustained injuries of varying severity as a result of constant drone attacks over the past year.

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