Russian Attacks on Kherson: Civilians Killed and Injured

Yesterday, February 3, Russian troops again attacked settlements in the Kherson region, striking residential areas and social infrastructure.

According to the Kherson Regional Military Administration, nearly 3 dozen settlements in the region came under enemy fire and air strikes. Bilozerka, Antonivka, Kozatske, Komyshany Veletynske, Sadove, Beryslav, Zolota Balka and others were the most affected.

The occupants damaged at least 12 private houses and destroyed several civilian cars. One person was killed and nine others were injured in the shelling.

On February 3, in the morning, an employee of the City Road Department, a municipal enterprise, who came under enemy fire at his workplace on January 30, died in hospital. Volodymyr Vasylkiv, 62, was doing his job when the Russian occupiers attacked the Korabelny district.

Also in the afternoon, Russians attacked anambulanceon its way to Naddnipryanske from a drone. The vehicle was slightly damaged, and the medics were not injured. In general, Russian troops fired at the Dniprovsky district of Kherson in the morning.

A woman born in 1952 died as a result of a shell hitting a residential building. Also, a 50-year-old man who was in the yard sustained an explosive injury and contusion as a result of enemy shelling. The victim is under medical supervision. At noon, Russian troops attacked the man with a drone. As a result of the explosives dropped from the UAV, a 74-year-old resident of Kherson, who was on the balcony at the time of the enemy attack, sustained a contusion and explosive injury.

Also, Russian occupation forces continue to remotely mine the territory of the Kherson community, posing a deadly threat to local residents. Also in Kherson, police explosive technician Oleksandr Viter was killed during demining after Russian attacks . Before that, six employees of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, who were engaged in humanitarian demining in Kherson region, came under targeted fire from Russians and were killed. Two more SES employees, including a female paramedic, were injured.

Ірина Глухова