23 May 2025

Invaders attack Kherson with a series of drones and hit a high-rise building

(PHOTO: SES of Ukraine in Kherson region)

The occupiers shelled Kherson and surrounding villages, hitting houses and critical infrastructure. Three people were killed and six others were wounded.

This was reported by the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration Oleksandr Prokudin.

Over the day from 6 am on May 22 to 6 am on May 23, dozens of settlements in Kherson region came under enemy fire. In particular, the attacks hit Kherson, Antonivka, Chornobaivka, Beryslav, Osokorivka, Stanislav and Shyroka Balka.

The Russians targeted residential areas and infrastructure: a multi-storey building was destroyed, 17 private houses, a gas pipeline, a warehouse, a garage and several cars were damaged.

Three people were killed and six others were injured in the shelling.

From May 21 to 22, Kherson region was again subjected to intense shelling by Russian troops. More than 35 settlements came under fire. At least four multi-storey buildings, nine private houses, gas pipelines and several cars of local residents were damaged. Eleven people were injured.

Over the previous day, the enemy destroyed at least eight high-rise buildings and four private houses. A service station, a sewage treatment plant and a bus also came under fire. Ten civilians were wounded.

Later, it became known about three more victims - a Russian drone hit a residential area in Bilozerka.

The shelling on May 18-19 destroyed two high-rise buildings and at least 17 private homes. A factory, a mobile phone tower, several garages and cars were also damaged. Two people were killed and six others were injured. The railway infrastructure was also damaged.

On May 17-18, the Kherson region was again subjected to massive attacks by the Russian military. The attacks killed one person and injured 13 others, including civilians who were hit by drones in Beryslav and Bilozerka.

At least two high-rise buildings and ten private homes were destroyed. The shelling damaged a gas station, mobile phone towers, gas pipelines, outbuildings, as well as a humanitarian truck and several cars.

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