Russian Shelling in Kherson Kills 1 and Injures 10, Including Child

Yesterday, on November 20, the Russian military shelled a bread distribution point and a gas station; residential areas of the region's settlements, damaging 5 high-rise buildings and 8 private houses. As a result of Russian aggression, 1 person was killed and 10 others were injured, including 1 child.

According to Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the Kherson Military Administration, Prydniprovske, Komyshany, Antonivka, Sadove, Novodmytrivka, Tomyna Balka, Shyroka Balka, Beryslav, Virivka, Novovorontsovka, Burgunka and the city of Kherson came under enemy fire and air strikes.

In the morning, Russians attacked Novovorontsovka from a UAV. A 56-year-old man came under enemy attack. He received an explosive injury and a shrapnel wound to his leg. The Russian military also shelled Bilozerka with rocket artillery. More than a dozen "arrivals" were recorded in the village. ‍About twenty residential buildings, a shop and a pharmacy were damaged by enemy shelling. Roofs, walls and fences were smashed, windows and doors were broken. ‍Critical infrastructure was also damaged.

Russian troops also attacked a humanitarian aid distribution point in Novodmytrivka. ‍An enemy shell hit the roof of the building where volunteers were distributing bread to the population. The building's windows were smashed, the facade and roof were damaged. ‍In addition, the occupiers tried to attack the charity's car with a UAV. The enemy drone hit near the vehicle.

In the afternoon, Russian troops shelled Kherson.‍ A 17-year-old girl and a 48-year-old woman were diagnosed with explosive injuries and contusions. Around 14:00, occupation forces attacked Komyshany. Two people in the yard of a house were injured by enemy shelling. An ambulance team brought to the hospital a 59-year-old woman who had suffered an explosive injury and contusion. Another 73-year-old woman was treated on the spot by medics. She had a blast injury and contusion. Also at 14:00, Antonivka came under attack from a Russian UAV.Ⅱ A 68-year-old man sustained an explosive injury and a shrapnel wound to his chest as a result of the drone dropping explosives.

Yesterday, it also became known that a man was killed in the Russian shelling of Tokarivka yesterday. The body of a 52-year-old local resident was found at the site of the enemy strike, he had sustained injuries incompatible with life.

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