06 August 2026

Following the attack on a bus in the region, the occupiers struck a minibus in Kherson

(PHOTO: Kherson City Military Administration)

<span><span><span><span><span><span>On August 6, at approximately 11:50 a.m., a Russian drone struck a commuter bus in the Dniprovskyi district of Kherson. Five passengers are known to have been injured, including a 15-year-old. </span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span>This was reported by the Kherson Regional State Administration.  </span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span>The injured teenager was hospitalized in moderate condition. He sustained blast injuries and shrapnel wounds to his face and limbs. Two men, aged 58 and 53, as well as two women, aged 37 and 54, were also taken to the hospital. The victims suffered blast injuries, concussions, and shrapnel wounds.</span></span></span></span></span></span>

On the morning of August 6, Russian invaders had already attacked a bus carrying civilians in the Kherson region with a drone. Six people were injured as a result of the strike. The passengers were mostly elderly people who were on their way to work in the fields.

Over the past 24 hours, the occupiers have struck the Mykolaiv, Kherson, and Odesa regions with drones, artillery, and airstrikes.<span><span><span><span><span><span>In the Kherson region, according to the regional military administration, 40 settlements came under enemy airstrikes, drone attacks, and artillery shelling. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Twenty people were injured as a result of the Russian aggression. </span></span></span></span></span></span>

On the night of August 6, Russian troops attacked Mykolaiv with “Geran” drones. The strike damaged five garages, a fence, and a workshop at one of the local businesses. No one was injured. In the Voznesensk community, six people were wounded: a 39-year-old woman and five men aged 31, 50, 64, 66, and 69. All were hospitalized.

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