Aug. 25, 2024, 12:29 p.m.

War crimes: Russians attack gas station in Kherson, two civilians wounded

(Photo: Kherson regional police)

On the morning of August 25, Russian military attacked a gas station in Kherson with a drone. An employee of the gas station and the driver of the car were injured as a result of the explosive drop.

This was reported by the Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office.

According to law enforcement, they have launched a pre-trial investigation into the violation of the laws and customs of war.

Yesterday, on August 24, according to the Kherson police, Russian military personnel shelled residential areas of Kherson region with multiple launch rocket systems, artillery, aircraft and UAVs. As a result of Russian aggression, 3 people were killed and 6 wounded, including a one-year-old boy.

Kherson, Sadove, Antonivka, Komyshany, Blahovishchenske, Bilozerka, Prydniprovske, Novotyanka, Tomyna Balka, Yantarne, Beryslav, Burgunka, Tomaryno, Mykhailivka, Zmiivka, Shlyakhove, Zolota Balka and Vesele were under enemy fire.

In the morning, the Russian military shelled the regional center with artillery. A one-year-old boy was injured in Dniprovsky district. Doctors diagnosed him with a mine-blast trauma and shrapnel wound to the left hand. Two men aged 57 and 60 sustained life-threatening injuries. A 66-year-old local resident was also injured and hospitalized in serious condition with multiple wounds. Another 77-year-old resident of Kherson was in the yard of his own house during the shelling, where he received shrapnel wounds to the chest, and was hospitalized. Seven private houses were damaged.

Four private houses were damaged as a result of nighttime hostile artillery shelling of the coastal area. In the afternoon, on August 25, the body of a 62-year-old local resident was unblocked from the rubble.

A 63-year-old man was wounded in Antonivka as a result of artillery shelling. The victim was taken to hospital with various injuries. His life is currently not in danger. The Russians also dropped a munition from a drone on a bus stop. The explosion injured a 61-year-old woman. The victim has a closed head injury, acubarotrauma, and shrapnel wound.

In Bilozerka , as a result of hostile artillery fire, a shell hit a residential building, where a 66-year-old woman sustained shrapnel wounds. The victim was hospitalized with various injuries. Two other private houses and a car were also damaged there.

A private house and a car were damaged in Yantarne as a result of artillery shelling.

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