Occupants strike Kherson region with aerial bombs: 23 people wounded

Russian troops massively attacked Kherson region with drones, artillery and bombs, striking residential areas and civilian infrastructure. The shelling killed one person and injured more than two dozen others.

This was reported by the press service of the National Police in Kherson region.

During the day, law enforcement officers recorded damage to 33 civilian infrastructure facilities as a result of Russian shelling. Among them are 10 high-rise buildings and nine private houses, two medical and one educational institutions, an administrative building, a church, seven cars, a minibus, and a commercial building.

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

The enemy attacked a car with an FPV drone near Stistke, injuring a 26-year-old driver and a 55-year-old passenger. Both suffered explosive and craniocerebral injuries, contusions and bruises.

Artillery shelling damaged private houses in Komyshany, Zelenivka and Novoraysk. In Fedorivka, an administrative building was damaged by an attack drone.

FPV drones also hit residential buildings in Bilozerka, Novohryhorivka, Novovorontsovka and Tomina Balka, and a car in Chervone. In Pryozerne, a house and a vehicle were damaged by explosives.

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

In the morning, a shuttle bus in the Dniprovsky district of Kherson was hit by a drone, leaving nine people seriously injured. The victims are aged 19 to 71, and the driver is in serious condition.

Two more people were injured as a result of explosives dropped by unmanned aerial vehicles: A 59-year-old man was taken to the hospital by police, and a 62-year-old woman was taken to the hospital by medics.

In the afternoon, the occupiers dropped guided aerial bombs on the territory of the educational institution. The strike killed a 59-year-old woman and injured another man. Buildings and residential buildings nearby sustained significant damage.

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

Residential neighborhoods also came under artillery fire, damaging a hospital, a high-rise building, a car, and a school.

At night, a 24-year-old man was injured in a drone attack on a medical facility. In addition, an FPV drone damaged another car. In the Central district, a church was damaged by shelling and a 43-year-old woman was wounded.

The militants also attacked a medical facility and cars with FPV drones, and fired artillery and MLRS at Korabelny district, injuring five people, including an elderly man and women of different ages. Residential buildings and a commercial facility were damaged.

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

In the evening, the drone hit a high-rise building, causing a fire in one of the apartments. Two more women sought medical attention for injuries sustained during previous attacks. During the day, police processed 438 reports of incidents and opened 23 criminal proceedings over war crimes.

The day before, the police documented damage to 39 objects, including high-rise buildings, private houses, critical infrastructure, official vehicles and civilian cars. A veterinary clinic and a car repair shop were also damaged.

Анна Бальчінос