30 April 2026

In Kherson and Mykolaiv regions, there are wounded, including children, due to shelling

(Photo: Kherson MBA)

Over the past day, dozens of communities in Kherson region were subjected to enemy drone terror, air strikes and artillery shelling, including Antonivka, Beryslav, Bilozerka, Oleksandrivka, Velytenske, Tavriyske, Vesele, Darivka, Dniprovske, Dudchany, Zolota Balka, Novovorontsovka, Stanislav, Tyahyntsi, Chornobaivka and the regional center - Kherson.

According to Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the Kherson Military District Administration, Russian troops targeted critical and social infrastructure, as well as residential areas. The shelling damaged at least 7 multi-storey buildings and 11 private houses.

In addition, the occupiers damaged a post office, gas stations, a shop, a shuttle bus, an ambulance, agricultural machinery and private cars.

As a result of Russian aggression, 11 people were injured, including one child.

Evacuation of civilians continues. Over the past day, 8 people, including one child, were evacuated from the liberated communities.

Local authorities are urging residents of dangerous areas to evacuate to safer regions without delay.

In addition, Mykolaiv region was also under enemy attack.

According to the head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, Vitaliy Kim, as of 07:00 on April 30, Russian troops attacked the region with Shahed-type attack UAVs during the day and at night. Energy and transportation infrastructure facilities were hit, causing power outages in some settlements of Mykolaiv and Bashtanka districts. Power engineers are already working to restore the power.

Five people were injured as a result of the attack and falling debris in Mykolaiv district. In Mykolaiv, a 49-year-old man was hospitalized, his condition is assessed as moderate. Three other men aged 18, 45 and 47 were treated on the spot. A 69-year-old man was wounded in the Kutsurubska community, he refused hospitalization.

In addition, Russian troops attacked Ochakivska and Kutsurubska communities in Mykolaiv district with FPV drones five times, causing no casualties.

Андрій Колісніченко

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