Russian Missile Strikes Kherson: 15 Apartments Destroyed, Casualties

On the night of February 20, Kherson was shaken by a powerful explosion - a Russian guided missile hit a ten-story building.

According to Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, 15 apartments in the building, from the first to the tenth floor, were completely destroyed. Windows in 80 other apartments were smashed.

Six people have been reported injured. Rescuers pulled two people from the rubble from the 8th and 9th floors.

Among those hospitalized are 14-year-old twins, a boy and a girl. Doctors assess their condition as satisfactory. Also hospitalized is a 47-year-old man who sustained shrapnel wounds and a broken leg.

The three victims were treated on the spot. They have contusions, and one has a head injury.

The operational headquarters of the Kherson Regional Military District is working at the scene. About 120 people and 35 pieces of equipment, including rescuers, police, doctors, utility workers and volunteers, are involved in the response.

Rescue operations are ongoing, as people may still be trapped under the rubble.

The JFO press service added that over the past day, the Russian military shelled and carried out air strikes on 38 settlements in the Kherson region, including Kherson. Antonivka, Komyshany, Pryozerne, Bilozerka, Romashkove, Veletenskoye, Nezlamne, Dniprovskoye, Kizomys, Stanislav and others came under enemy fire.

The shelling hit social infrastructure facilities and residential areas. The shelling damaged three multi-storey buildings and 13 private houses. Gas pipelines, a gas station, garages and private cars were also destroyed.

Over the past day, two civilians were killed and 13 others were injured, including two children, as a result of Russian aggression

Андрій Колісніченко