71-year-old man dies in Kherson after Russian army shells his house

71-year-old man dies in Kherson after Russian army shells his house

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Russian shelling of a house in Kherson resulted in the death of a 71-year-old man

Russian troops attacked the house of an elderly couple in Kherson in the middle of the night,  a 71-year-old Kherson resident died in hospital, the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, Oleksandr Prokudin, said on Tuesday, UNN reports.

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Russian troops, according to the head of the DMA, shelled the Dniprovsky district of Kherson.

"In the middle of the night, the Russian army attacked the house of an elderly couple. They also hit the bedroom where the husband and wife spent the night," he said.

The head of the CMA said that a 71-year-old resident of Kherson was injured and taken to the hospital with an explosive injury, leg wound and broken bones. 

A 71-year-old resident of Kherson, who came under enemy fire last night, died in hospital. His heart stopped around 07:45 am. Doctors tried their best to save the victim's life, but his injuries were too severe, 

Prokudin wrote in Telegram.

According to him, one of the educational institutions was also under fire. The building's windows and gymnasium were damaged.