Kherson

In the Dniprovsky district of Kherson, Russian troops attacked a 63-year-old man with a drone. The victim died in hospital from his injuries.

A 36-year-old resident of Kherson sustained light injuries as a result of Russian shelling of the city. The woman was in a store at the time of the attack, she was provided with medical care and released for outpatient treatment.

The former director of the Kherson RMA Department is suspected of negligence. He accepted winter uniforms for the Armed Forces of Ukraine without quality certificates that did not meet the requirements, causing losses of UAH 18.7 million.

Due to the heat wave, electricity consumption in Ukraine will increase, causing a shortage. Scheduled blackouts will take place from 17:00 to 21:00. Electricity is expected to be imported from 5 countries, 498 settlements are without power.

In Kherson region, Russian occupants attacked a civilian car with a drone, injuring 5 people. The prosecutor's office opened an investigation into the violation of the laws and customs of war.

The militarization of education in the occupied territories of Ukraine is planned to increase through the involvement of "Cossacks". They will teach children military affairs and propaganda subjects.

Russians continue to use the Kinburn Spit to shell the southern regions of Ukraine. This is blocking mine countermeasures in the area and the exit of 60 ships from Mykolaiv port.

Hot weather is expected in Ukraine on August 18, with temperatures reaching 35-36° in the south. In some places, there may be short-term rains and thunderstorms, especially in the western and central regions.

Over the past day, the occupiers attacked critical infrastructure, educational institutions and residential buildings in Kherson region. Six people, including one child, were injured in the shelling.

A 58-year-old man was injured by explosives dropped from a Russian drone in Beryslav. The victim was hospitalized with multiple injuries, including shrapnel wounds and a head injury.

In Cherkasy region, the SBU exposed the rector of a UOC-MP church who justified Russia's war against Ukraine. The clergyman distributed videos calling for not resisting aggression and discrediting the country's leadership.

Occupants attacked Dniprovsky district of Kherson from the left bank. As a result of the attack on a residential building, a man of 57 and a woman of 53 suffered explosive and craniocerebral injuries.

Russian invaders attacked the unique “green school” in Antonivka twice, causing irreparable damage. While extinguishing the fire, the rescuers came under repeated fire, and a fire truck was damaged.

Three people were injured in the Kherson region as a result of Russian shelling: An 80-year-old woman, a 65-year-old resident and a 10-year-old boy. The victims sustained blast injuries and concussions and are being treated.

Explosions were reported in Sumy and Dnipro. An air alert was declared in Kyiv and a number of regions due to the threat of ballistic missile attacks, as warned by the Ukrainian Air Force.

Ukrainian forces destroyed a Grad multiple rocket launcher near the village of Radensk in the occupied part of Kherson region. Two-thirds of all assaults recorded by the Ukrainian military take place on the left bank of the Dnipro River.

The SBU detained three FSB agents in Kherson who were collecting intelligence on the Defense Forces. The criminals planned to attract more “like-minded people” through the Telegram channel for espionage.

Occupants shelled 25 settlements in Kherson region. Critical infrastructure, residential buildings and private cars were damaged. As a result of the attacks, 1 person was killed and 5 were wounded, including a child.

In Ukraine, on August 16, it will be mostly without precipitation, with some rain in the west. The temperature at night will be 10-20°, during the day 24-34°. In the Kyiv region, it is dry, up to 29° during the day.

Occupation forces dropped explosives from a drone on a 60-year-old man in Kozatske, Kherson region. The man was fatally wounded and died, said Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the Kherson RMA.

Small convoys of military vehicles regularly leave occupied Sevastopol. The vehicles are likely being moved to the Kherson or Kursk directions.

As a result of the Russian attack on Kherson on August 14, another volunteer died in the hospital. A 17-year-old girl with a mine-explosive injury and concussion also sought help.

After the 15-year sentence for Saldo, there is a new suspicion - the theft of almost 3,000 tons of Ukrainian grain. According to the investigation, he ordered the grain to be transported from the occupied Kherson to the territories under the control of the Russian Federation.

Occupants shelled settlements in the Kherson region, damaging infrastructure and residential buildings. As a result of the attacks, 1 person was killed, 13 were injured, including a child. Air defense shot down 8 "Shahed" drones.

During the night, Ukrainian defense forces shot down all 29 Shahed attack drones launched by Russia. There was also a hostile attack of 3 guided air-to-surface missiles X-59 launched from the Kursk region of the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian agents have studied the operation of key power substations in the occupied territories that are used for military purposes. The destruction of these facilities could strike at the logistics of Russian troops.

The Ministry of Infrastructure is working with a German agency to prepare for the heating season. Large cities, where the majority of the population and IDPs live, need the most help with energy equipment.

Russian army shelled Beryslav in Kherson region. A 45-year-old man suffered burns to his torso, limbs and face while extinguishing a fire caused by the shelling. The victim was hospitalized.

Tourists from the Russian Federation arrived in the occupied territories of Ukraine to participate in propaganda events dedicated to the "Flag Day". Their goal is to create the illusion of support for the occupation and to shoot staged videos for Kremlin propaganda.

A 61-year-old man with a mine-blast injury was taken to the hospital after the shelling of the Dniprovsky district of Kherson. Earlier it was reported about one dead and two wounded who were on the street during the attack.