Large-scale shelling hits 44 communities in Kherson region, there are dead

Over the past 24 hours, two civilians in the Kherson region have become victims of Russian aggression, and 11 others have been wounded.

According to the Kherson Regional Military Administration, 44 settlements in the region, including the regional center, came under enemy fire and air strikes.

The Russians hit critical and social infrastructure, as well as residential areas. Thirty-four high-rise buildings and 29 private homes were damaged. The attacks destroyed gas pipelines, outbuildings, garages, a warehouse and several private cars.

"Two people were killed and 11 others were injured," the JMA reported.

On December 20, the Ukrainian Defense Forces thwarted the plans of the Russian occupiers to land sabotage and reconnaissance groups near Kherson in the right-bank part of Kherson region. On this day, Kherson suffered the largest shelling since 2022.

The explosions did not stop from four in the morning. Russian troops fired from all types of weapons available to them, firing more than 1,000 shells. There is not a single neighborhood that was not affected.

Most of the strikes fell on residential areas. Critical and social infrastructure facilities were damaged. Rescuers extinguished more than a dozen fires. Medics, law enforcement and utility workers were on the scene. At the same time, the shelling did not stop.

The massive shelling, as well as the unsuccessful attempt of the Russian military to cross to the right bank of the Dnipro, are accompanied by disinformation attempts.

According to Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, pro-Russian telegram channels are actively spreading fake messages about the alleged forced evacuation of Kherson residents. However, this information was untrue and aimed at creating panic among the population.

Official sources assured that no decision on forced evacuation has been made yet. The evacuation procedure remains unchanged and is exclusively voluntary.

Ірина Глухова