Kherson
Andrii Sybiha met with Tom Fletcher in Kyiv and spoke about Russian attacks on cities and critical infrastructure. Fletcher announced a trip to Kherson.
On the morning of August 20, a Russian FPV drone hit a museum and an outbuilding in Kherson. The fire was extinguished; there were no fatalities.
A Russian FPV drone struck a civilian minibus in Kherson: four people were killed and five more were injured. Zelenskyy called for increased pressure on the aggressor.
Russian occupation forces attacked a minibus in Kherson’s Korabelnyi district at around 8:50 a. m. Four people were killed, and four more women were injured.
Ombudsman Lubinets reported that the driver did not have a deferment and was subject to mobilization. The evacuation of the families was continued by another driver, and an internal investigation is underway.
In Mykolaiv region, the police and the Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Center detained a driver from the Kherson Red Cross unit who was evacuating civilians. Evacuation trips have been temporarily suspended, and the police have launched an internal investigation.
In the village of Dariivka, Kherson district, Russian forces attacked a civilian car with a drone, injuring six people, including a 16-year-old boy. The injured were hospitalized, and an investigation into a war crime has been launched.
On the evening of August 12, Russian forces attacked two men with a drone in Kherson's Korabelnyi District. Both died from their fatal injuries.
At night, Russian forces launched a massive attack on Kherson with 15 Shahed drones. Two people were killed and two others injured as a result of the strikes, residential buildings and a unit of the State Emergency Service were damaged.
On the night of August 12, Russian forces launched a massive drone attack on Kherson. Two civilians were killed and two injured; homes and equipment were damaged.
Russia attacked Ukraine again with North Korean ballistic missiles; six people were killed in Zaporizhzhia. Zelenskyy called on the world to increase pressure on the Russian Federation to protect against aggression.
The enemy attacked Kherson’s critical infrastructure from the air. Disruptions to electricity and water supplies are being observed throughout the city, with three districts partially without power.
President Zelenskyy said that restoration work is ongoing in Odesa after the strike. As of this morning, more than 300,000 families were without power; a third have already had their electricity restored.
A 12-year-old girl was injured as a result of an enemy drone attack on Kherson. The child suffered a concussion and a blast injury and was hospitalized.
On the evening of August 7, Russian forces attacked a hospital in central Kherson with a drone. Four female medical workers aged 53–67 sustained blast injuries and concussions.
President Zelenskyy said that the government had made a decision regarding Marhanets and other cities in the Dnipropetrovsk region. He called the situation involving the lack of water disgraceful and promised to dismiss the responsible official.
Following the nighttime Russian attack, Kherson was left without electricity due to damage to a critical infrastructure facility. Energy workers promise to restore supply within several days.
In Kherson, an enemy FPV drone hit a truck carrying food; there were no casualties. In Kharkiv, 11 people were injured in missile strikes, and four were hospitalized.
The President of Ukraine stated that Russian drones are hunting people in Kherson and called on the world to cooperate. He emphasized that the Russian war must not spread to other countries.
A Russian drone in Kherson chased a man who had come to sell vegetables for about a minute and dropped a munition. Mr. Yuriy sustained a concussion and multiple shrapnel wounds; his life is not in danger.
Russian troops attacked a 52-year-old civilian man who was trading at a market in Kherson with a drone; he survived. Ukraine's MFA condemned the attack as a deliberate and systematic Russian strategy.
After the Russian air strike on the Central District of Kherson on August 1, the number of wounded increased to 19. Another woman died as a result of the attack with three guided bombs.
On August 1, the Russian army launched an airstrike on residential neighborhoods of Kherson with three guided bombs. One woman was killed, 19 people were injured.
Russian troops launched an airstrike on an educational institution in Kherson, resulting in the death of a man. Rescuers completed search operations, extinguishing the fire despite drone attacks.
Due to constant strikes by Russian occupiers on Kherson, damage to electricity supply facilities has been recorded. Specialists are carrying out emergency restoration work, and partial blackouts are possible in all districts of the city.
As a result of the night attack of Russian drones on the Central district of Kherson, seven people were injured. A 37-year-old woman received a concussion and a traumatic brain injury.
On the morning of July 26, Russian troops launched an airstrike on the Dnipro district of Kherson. A 44-year-old man sustained a blast injury and was taken to the hospital.
President Zelenskyy reported a massive russian attack that affected 10 regions of Ukraine. The shelling resulted in deaths and injuries, damage to residential buildings and civilian infrastructure.
President Zelenskyy stated that the Russian ballistic strike on Bucha district hit a weapons exhibition that should not have taken place. Ten dead and about 100 wounded are reported, and two criminal proceedings have been initiated.
As a result of the Russian strike on Pavlohrad on July 23, three people were killed, 28 were injured. Three wounded are in intensive care in serious condition.