June 21, 2025, 7:46 a.m.

New strikes in Kherson region bring destroyed houses and wounded people

(PHOTOS: Suspilne)

Over the past 24 hours, Russians shelled at least 20 settlements in Kherson region. Seven civilians were injured in the attacks, and housing, cars and social infrastructure were damaged.

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

From the morning of June 20 to the morning of June 21, 2025, Russian troops carried out massive shelling of the Kherson region, at least 20 settlements came under fire. Among them are Antonivka, Beryslav, Bilozerka, Dariivka, Zmiivka, and Kherson.

The residents shelled residential areas and social infrastructure: at least 2 high-rise buildings, 14 private houses, as well as outbuildings, a garage and civilian cars were damaged. Seven civilians were injured as a result of the attacks.

From May 28 to 29, dozens of settlements in Kherson region came under massive fire from Russian artillery, aircraft and drones. Residential neighborhoods, infrastructure facilities and private property were hit - two high-rise buildings, at least eight private houses, outbuildings, gas pipelines and civilian cars were damaged.

At least ten civilians were injured in another wave of terror. In particular, in Novooleksandrivka, an FPV drone hit a local cultural center that had already been damaged earlier. In Shlyakhove, a drone destroyed a bus, and in Zorivka and Romashkove, private houses were destroyed.

Novokaira and Inhulets came under shelling, and several houses were damaged. In Chornobaivka, a dead wood caught fire as a result of an enemy drone attack.

In Bilozerka, a drone dropped explosives on a car, injuring an employee of the village military administration and hospitalizing him with a mine-blast injury. In the Korabelny district of Kherson, four people were wounded as a result of shelling and drone attacks , including an 84-year-old woman with multiple injuries.

The day before, Russian troops attacked 34 settlements in the region, hitting residential buildings, social infrastructure and administrative buildings. Nine people were injured, and the air defense forces shot down one of the enemy drones.

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