Nov. 1, 2025, 7:53 a.m.

Occupants hit Kherson church and hit Mykolaiv with ballistic missiles

(Consequences of the attack in Kherson. PHOTO: npu.gov.ua)

The Russian army massively attacked Kherson and Mykolaiv regions with drones, aircraft and artillery. Dozens of settlements were hit, there are dead and wounded, and a powerful explosion was recorded in Mykolaiv.

According to Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the Kherson Military District, Russian troops continued to attack the Kherson region with drones, aircraft and artillery over the past day. Twenty-six settlements of the region came under attack, including Antonivka, Chornobaivka, Beryslav, Bilozerka, Kachkarivka and Kozatske, as well as the regional center of Kherson.

Enemy shells hit residential areas, critical and social infrastructure facilities. Eight multi-storey buildings and fifteen private houses, a church, a trade kiosk, outbuildings, garages and cars were damaged. The shelling also caused a gas leak, which was quickly shut off.

Two people died and 22 others were injured as a result of the Russian attacks.

According to Vitaliy Kim, head of the Mykolaiv Military District Administration, Russian troops shelled the Kutsurubska community twice yesterday. One of the strikes hit the village of Dmytrivka, where three private houses, an apartment building and a power line were damaged. As a result, there was a temporary power outage, but power supply has been restored. There were no casualties.

The media also reported that a powerful explosion occurred in Mykolaiv at around 7:20 a.m. Shortly before that, an air alert was announced due to the launch of a ballistic missile from Crimea. Prior to that, residents reported a reconnaissance drone spotted over the Zavodskyi district of the city.

On the night of October 31, Russian troops massively attacked Kherson and Mykolaiv regions using drones, aircraft, and artillery. Dozens of settlements came under attack, causing deaths, injuries, and destruction of civilian infrastructure.

In the Kherson region, the shelling damaged a multi-storey building, ten private houses, an administrative building, a shop, a farm and several cars. One person was killed and seven others were injured, including a child.

In the Mykolaiv region, Russian troops attacked the region at night with Shahed kamikaze drones. Air defense and falling debris damaged an outpatient clinic, a private house, and three cars in Mykolaiv district.

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