16 April 2026

Occupants shelled Kherson and Mykolaiv regions: 2 dead, children among the wounded

(Photo: Kherson regional police)

Yesterday, the south of Ukraine again came under massive fire from Russian troops. Dozens of settlements in the Kherson region, including Beryslav, Chornobaivka, Bilozerka, Stanislav, Antonivka, Velyka Oleksandrivka, and Kherson itself, came under drone attacks, air strikes, and artillery fire.

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

"The occupiers targeted critical and social infrastructure, as well as residential areas. The attacks damaged at least 5 multi-storey buildings and 9 private houses. An administrative building, a shop, outbuildings, agricultural machinery, a truck, a garage and civilian cars were destroyed.

Two people died and 11 others were injured, including two children, as a result of Russian aggression. Twelve civilians were evacuated from the dangerous areas of the region.

At the same time, Mykolaiv region came under a massive missile and drone attack. According to Vitaliy Kim, head of the Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration, a family - a man, a woman and their 8-year-old son - was injured in the town of Novyi Buh. The child suffered an acute stress reaction. All were hospitalized and are in stable condition.

Eight private houses were damaged in Novyi Buh as a result of the attack. Also in Pervomaisky district, falling debris damaged a house, a garage and a power line, which temporarily left three settlements without electricity. The power supply has been restored.

Separately, Russian troops attacked the Kutsurubska community with FPV drones and artillery, damaging residential buildings and outbuildings in the village of Dmytrivka. In addition, an industrial infrastructure facility in the Halytsynivka community was hit by a Molniya UAV. Fortunately, there were no casualties.

Earlier, Intent wrote that in Kherson, the occupants attacked a hospital and a store: one person was killed and 13 were wounded.

Андрій Колісніченко

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