Russian drone attacks utility workers in Kherson: one killed, two in serious condition

In Kherson, on July 25, Russian troops dropped explosives from a drone on a vehicle of a utility company. The attack killed a man and seriously injured two other employees.

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

The attack took place around 9:30 a.m. in the Dniprovsky district of the city. Two employees were injured: A 32-year-old man had both his legs blown off, and a 50-year-old man had an explosive trauma and multiple shrapnel wounds. Both were hospitalized.

Later, the head of the OVA, Prokudin, said that one of the workers, born in 1972, died as a result of the attack. Currently, doctors are fighting for the lives of the wounded.

Earlier, the Kherson City Military Administration reported that a Russian drone attacked an ambulance crew that had arrived in the same area.

Last month, the aggressor struck at least 34 settlements in Kherson region, including Kherson, Beryslav, Chornobaivka, Stanislav, Dariivka and Bilozerka. The Kherson region was shelled with artillery, aircraft and kamikaze drones. The aggressor's troops struck residential areas, infrastructure and social institutions. Nine people were wounded in the shelling, and air defense systems shot down an enemy drone. Nine people sustained injuries of varying severity as a result of hostile attacks.

On July 6, Russian troops fired artillery, drones, and airstrikes in the Kherson region. At least five apartment buildings, six private homes, a gas station, a garage, and several civilian cars were damaged. Critical and social infrastructure facilities were also targeted. Later that day, Russian troops shelled the gas station and hit it again while the fire was being extinguished. No one was injured.

Катерина Глушко