26 April 2026

Woman dies in hospital after drone attack in Kherson region

(Illustrative photo: Kherson regional police)

A 69-year-old resident of the village of Sadove in Kherson region, who was seriously injured the day before as a result of a Russian drone attack, has died in hospital.

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

According to him, the woman was seriously injured as a result of a drone strike. The doctors fought for her life to the last, but they failed to save her - her injuries were fatal.

"My condolences to the family and friends of the victim," said Prokudin.

As a reminder, seven people have been injured in Kherson region over the past day as a result of Russian attacks.

Earlier, Russian troops attacked the village of Textile, where the occupiers dropped explosives from a drone on a garbage truck. As a result of the attack, an employee of a utility company was injured.

According to local authorities, Russian forces continue to target civilians and utility workers.

In addition, a new attack was recorded in Kherson yesterday morning: about an hour ago, the occupiers attacked a car in Dniprovsky district from a drone.
The 59-year-old driver was injured - he suffered a concussion, explosive and closed head injury, a fragmentary wound to his

to his forehead, as well as numerous abrasions to his hands and feet. The man was hospitalized.

As a reminder, in March, a worker of a heating and power plant in Kherson was killed by Russian shelling.

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

On March 9, the Russians once again shelled the settlements of the Kherson region. 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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