More than 30,000 civilian objects in Kherson region damaged or destroyed by Russians

In Kherson region, more than 30,000 civilian objects have been damaged or destroyed by Russian armed aggression.

According to the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration , Oleksandr Prokudin, the residential sector has suffered the most, accounting for almost 95% of the total damage. Enemy shells have damaged 27,600 private homes and 1,200 high-rise buildings.

"The enemy is also hitting medical, educational and sports facilities," added the head of KHOVA.

He said that 149 schools, 112 kindergartens, 172 hospitals, 115 administrative buildings and 23 sports facilities were damaged or destroyed by shelling - and these are not military facilities.

At the same time, according to Prokudin, more than 4,500 civilian facilities have been restored in the region. The work is being carried out at the expense of the state and benefactors from communities and other regions.

"The implementation of the government's Recovery program is also underway. We have already made a decision to pay UAH 1 billion 777 million in compensation to more than 4,800 Kherson families whose homes were damaged or destroyed," the official added.

At the same time, 40 settlements near Dnipro are without electricity due to regular shelling. Water is supplied to the residents through generators or delivered by trucks.

Earlier, Intent told how to get help under the Restore program and what pitfalls there may be.

Kherson region is also among the ten regions where cultural heritage sites have suffered the most due to Russian aggression. According to the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine, in July the total number of affected sites increased by 11. Currently, 1096 cultural heritage sites have been damaged. Of these, 121 are of national importance, 892 are of local importance, and 83 are newly discovered. Repeated shelling of previously damaged monuments took place in Dnipropetrovska oblast, and new damage was recorded in Kherson, Kharkiv and Sumy oblasts.

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