Russians shelling Kherson region left more than 8 thousand homes without electricity

Yesterday, on December 26, damage to critical infrastructure by the Russian military resulted in a power outage for about 8,700 subscribers.

According to the head of the Kherson regional military administration, Oleksandr Prokudin, Russian troops shelled critical and social infrastructure and residential areas of the region's settlements, damaging a high-rise building and 22 private houses.

"Eight settlements in the Bilozerska community were left without electricity due to Russian shelling," he added.

In total, Komyshany, Dudchany, Tomyna Balka, Bilozerka, Daryivka, Beryslav, Tyahynka, Tomaryne, Chervonyi Mayak, Shyroka Balka, Stanislav, Kachkarivka, Novooleksandrivka came under enemy fire and air strikes, Havrylivka, Poniativka, Mykilske, Virivka, Antonivka, Prydniprovske, Sadove, Zmiivka, Olgivka, Monastyrske, Mykolaivka, Veletynske, Ivanivka, Kizomys, Chornobaivka, Vesele and the city of Kherson. Six people were injured as a result of Russian aggression.

The day before, two civilians were injured in the shelling. They were provided with medical aid. Russian aggression continues to bring pain and destruction to Ukrainian soil. The enemy deliberately attacks civilian infrastructure, showing disregard for the lives of civilians. All the facts of shelling will be documented so that the perpetrators are brought to justice.

Last week, the Ukrainian Defense Forces thwarted the plans of the Russian occupiers to land sabotage and reconnaissance groups near Kherson in the right-bank part of Kherson region. On that day, Kherson suffered the largest shelling since 2022. The explosions did not stop from four in the morning. Russian troops fired from all types of weapons available to them, firing more than 1,000 shells. There is not a single neighborhood that was not affected.

Most of the strikes hit residential areas. Rescuers extinguished more than a dozen fires. Medics, law enforcement and utility workers were on the scene. At the same time, pro-Russian telegram channels were actively spreading fake reports about the alleged forced evacuation of Kherson residents. However, this information was untrue and aimed at creating panic among the population. The head of Mykolaiv Regional Military Administration Vitaliy Kim assured of his readiness to help Kherson residents if necessary.

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