New Year's Eve under fire: details of the attack in Kherson region

<span><span>Russian troops struck dozens of settlements in Kherson region, including the city of Kherson, over the past day. </span></span>

<span><span>This was reported by the press service of the Kherson Regional Military Command.</span></span>

<span><span>At midnight, the occupiers shelled the Dniprovsky district of Kherson, as a result of which a 46-year-old woman who was inside the building sustained an explosive injury, contusion and shrapnel wounds to her limbs. The victim is currently under medical supervision, her condition is assessed as moderate.</span></span>

<span><span>In general, the aggressor struck at critical and social infrastructure, residential areas and other facilities. In particular, 5 high-rise buildings, 32 private houses, a cell tower, an outbuilding, a garage and a bus were damaged. Five people were injured, including one child.</span></span>

<span><span>The shelling covered more than three dozen settlements, including Antonivka, Komyshany, Bilozerka, Stanislav, Tyahyntsi, Pryozerne, Prydniprovske and many others. The victims are receiving the necessary assistance, and the situation remains under the control of local services.</span></span>

As reported by Intent, yesterday the occupants attacked two buses at once in the coastal zone of the central part of Kherson. As a result of the explosives dropped from a UAV, a 39-year-old bus driver sustained an explosive injury and contusion. He is currently in hospital.

Yesterday, in the morning of December 30, Russian terrorists attacked employees and equipment of public utilities in Kherson with a drone. A 50-year-old man was injured as a result of the drone attack on utility workers. He suffered contusion, explosive and closed head injuries.

In November, the Russian military attacked a public transport stop in Antonivka with a drone and dropped explosives on a local man. In total, 1 person was killed and 9 others were injured that day as a result of Russian aggression. In general, the enemy is shelling residents of Kherson region around the clock. On December 27, the Russians attacked people several times with drones. As a result of Russian aggression, 5 people were injured.

Last week, 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 that 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 hit residential areas. Rescuers extinguished more than a dozen fires. Medics, law enforcement and utility workers were on the scene. At the same time, pro-Russian telegram channels were actively spreading fake reports about the alleged forced evacuation of Kherson residents. However, this information was untrue and aimed at creating panic among the population. The head of Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration Vitaliy Kim assured of his readiness to help Kherson residents if necessary.

Андрій Колісніченко