Oct. 5, 2024, 9:09 a.m.

Russians kill two civilians while shelling Kherson region

(Bilozirka, October 2024. Photo: KHOVA)

On October 4, 2 people were killed and 6 others were wounded in the shelling of residential areas in the region by the Russian army.

According to the head of the Kherson regional military administration, Oleksandr Prokudin, Chervonyi Mayak, Ponyativka, Shyroka Balka, Stanislav, Novooleksandrivka, Beryslav, Antonivka, Novoberislav, Prydniprovske, Sadove, Kizomys, Bilozerka, Komyshany, Lvov and the city of Kherson came under enemy fire and air strikes.

According to him, the Russian military hit an agricultural enterprise. The occupants also damaged a gas distribution station, warehouses and private cars.

At about 05:30, the occupiers attacked Kizomys from a drone. A 54-year-old man riding a moped was injured. He received an explosive injury, a forearm wound and a broken arm bone. Also at night, the Russian army shelled Bilozerka with artillery. Unfortunately, a 29-year-old man sustained fatal injuries as a result of the shelling. Later, three victims of the nighttime Russian shelling of Bilozerka were hospitalized. At the time of the attack, the victims were in a house whose yard was hit by an enemy shell. A 58-year-old woman and a 61-year-old man suffered blast injuries and concussions. A 66-year-old man sustained blast injuries and a bruised arm.

At noon, the occupants attacked Poniativka with mortars. A 38-year-old man was injured in the attack. Preliminarily, he sustained an explosive injury. A resident of Stanislav also became a "target" of the Russian occupiers. A 55-year-old man sustained fatal injuries as a result of an explosive drop from a drone. Unfortunately, he died on the spot. In addition, the Russian military killed a resident of Kherson. In the afternoon, the occupiers attacked Dniprovsky district with a drone, resulting in fatal injuries to a 75-year-old woman.

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