12 May 2026

Russian shelling of Kherson region: a child is wounded

(PHOTO: UNIAN)

Twelve people were injured in Kherson region as a result of a Russian drone attack, air and artillery shelling. There is a child among the wounded.

The head of the Kherson Regional State Administration Oleksandr Prokudin wrote about this in his telegram channel.

"Russian troops hit critical and social infrastructure; residential areas of the region's settlements. In particular, a multi-storey building and 5 private houses were damaged. The occupants also damaged a gas station, agricultural machinery and private cars," said Colonel Prokudin.

Several dozens of villages and towns in Kherson region, as well as the city of Kherson, came under attack.

As a reminder, on April 30, Russians shelled Kherson region once again. As a result of the shelling, 11 people were injured, including one child. The shelling damaged at least 7 multi-storey buildings and 11 private homes. In addition, the occupiers damaged a post office, gas stations, a shop, a shuttle bus, an ambulance, agricultural machinery and private cars.

On the same day, Russian troops also shelled Mykolaiv region. The Russians attacked the region with Shahed-type attack drones. Energy and transportation infrastructure facilities were hit, causing power outages in some settlements of Mykolaiv and Bashtanka districts. Five people were injured as a result of the attack and falling debris in Mykolaiv district. A 49-year-old man was hospitalized in Mykolaiv. Three other men aged 18, 45 and 47 were treated on the spot. A 69-year-old man was injured in the Kutsurubska community, he refused hospitalization.

Олег Пархітько

You may also like:

July 15, 2026

The head of a village council in the Odesa region was stripped of his powers two years after an investigation was launched against him

An executive committee meeting was convened in Odesa to discuss a subsidy for family-style children's homes

The organizer of the election commission for the pseudo-referendum in the Kherson region has been sentenced

Twenty-three people were injured as a result of attacks by the occupying forces in the Kherson region

July 14, 2026

The EU has sanctioned a Russian national implicated in acts of torture in the Kherson region

A student in Kherson was denied permission to retake an exam he missed due to a drone attack

Lyubomyr Levytskyi: "The biggest problem facing Ukrainian cinema is the lack of compelling stories"

Occupiers fired rocket artillery at Ochakiv: a hospital was damaged, and 8 people were wounded

Occupiers attacked a hospital in Kherson: medical personnel are among the wounded

July 13, 2026

In Crimea, 11 power distribution substations of various capacities have been damaged

July 12, 2026

The Amazing South: Kerch—From an Ancient City to the Present Day

A court has sentenced a former school principal from the Kherson region

A mobile pharmacy will visit 19 villages in the Kherson region

Overnight, 14 Russian ships were struck in the Sea of Azov

The Mykolaiv Zoo shared the story of the ponies rescued from the Kherson region