Russian forces shell ambulance in Kherson: one civilian killed

This morning, June 20, Russian troops shelled the residential quarters of Ukraine's southern city of Kherson. An ambulance came under fire, the doctors were not injured, but a local was killed.

Rubryka reports, citing the statement of the head of the Kherson regional military administration, Oleksandr Prokudin.

Russian artillery strikes hit civilian objects: residential homes, a kindergarten, an educational institution, and an auto service station.

"According to initial reports, a 27-year-old man was killed by Russian shelling," he said.

According to Prokudin, the ambulance car, which was on its way to help the Kherson people, also came under Russian strikes.

"Medical workers were not injured," the head of the region added.

Background

The Russian invaders are constantly shelling Kherson, which was liberated from the occupation on November 11, 2022. It attacked even when the city was flooded after Russian troops blew up the Kakhovka dam on June 6, and the authorities massively evacuated victims. In the recent shelling, on June 19, the Russian Federation attacked an automobile enterprise in Kherson, burning ten shuttle buses.

As Rubryka reported, the Russians attacked Ukraine with a barrage of unmanned aerial vehicles on Tuesday night. Ukrainian defenders downed 32 Shahed attack drones out of 35.

The Russian forces targeted the capital Kyiv. Ukrainian air defense destroyed about 20 drones around Kyiv. Also, Russian troops attacked Zaporizhzhia and its suburbs with ballistic missiles. During a drone attack on the western city of Lviv, the Russian forces targeted a critical infrastructure facility.