09 April 2026

Shelling in Kherson region: 15 high-rise buildings damaged, children among the wounded

(Photo: Kherson regional police)

Over the past day, Kherson region came under intense enemy fire - the occupiers used drones, aircraft and artillery.

This was reported by the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration Oleksandr Prokudin.

Dozens of settlements came under attack, including Antonivka, Sadove, Prydniprovske, Komyshany, Bilozerka, Beryslav, Stanislav and the city of Kherson.

Russian troops struck at:

As a result of the shelling:

4 people were injured, including 2 children.

The situation remained tense in the neighboring Mykolaiv region.

According to the head of the Mykolaiv JMA, Vitaliy Kim, hostile attacks were also recorded in the region.

In Mykolaiv district, an FPV drone attacked the Ochakiv community, damaging a cafe building.

In the Bashtanka district, a drone (probably ofthe Molniya type) struck the Snihuriv community, damaging the roof of an apartment building.

On April 8, Russian shelling in Kherson region killed 4 people and injured 21 others, including one child. One person was evacuated from the frontline communities.

As Intent previously reported, Russian troops massively attacked Kherson and Mykolaiv regions with drones, artillery and aircraft. There are dead and wounded civilians, including a child, and damaged residential buildings and critical infrastructure.

Earlier, the enemy attacked a taxi in the Dniprovsky district of Kherson. The attack on civilian transport took place at noon, when the bus was full of passengers.

On March 9, the Russians shelled the settlements of Kherson region once again. The attacks killed one person and injured eight others. The Russian military fired at civilian infrastructure with artillery, mortars, multiple launch rocket systems, and various types of UAVs.

Андрій Колісніченко

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