Russian forces dropped two guided aerial bombs on kindergarten and residential buildings in Kherson
The Russian occupiers launched airstrikes on Ukraine's southern city of Kherson, injuring six people.
Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the Kherson regional military administration, said in a statement that the attack happened at 4 am, Rubryka reports.
"At around four in the morning, the Russian military dropped two guided aerial bombs on a kindergarten and residential buildings," he said.
The airstrikes caused a fire, which firefighters promptly extinguished. Six people were injured. A 22-year-old man was taken to a medical facility, and other doctors provided assistance at the scene.
As Rubryka previously reported, on Wednesday night, the Russian forces carried out another attack on the Odesa region by drones from the eastern coast of the Sea of Azov, targeting granaries and a production and transshipment complex in the Danube.
Background
After the Ukrainian forces liberated the right bank of the Kherson region, the Russians have been shelling the region, including Kherson, on a daily basis. Invaders use heavy weapons, aircraft, and drones for strikes.
According to the regional administration, on August 22, the Russian occupiers carried out 72 rounds of shellings, firing 364 shells from mortars, artillery, tanks, Grad multiple rocket launchers, and drones. In particular, the Russian army fired 27 shells at Kherson. The Russian military targeted the residential quarters of the region's population centers.
Yesterday, August 22, the Russian forces attacked the village of Komyshany in the Kherson region. Local residents who were on the street came under fire.
As Rubryka reported, with the help of a drone, the Russian occupiers attacked a resident of Zolota Balka, Kherson region. The attack left the 43-year-old man with multiple shrapnel wounds to his chest, abdomen, and leg. As a result of the shelling, four people were injured.
Also, on August 20, the Russian forces struck a residential building with a tank in Kozatske, Kherson region, killing a woman. On the same day, the Russian forces dropped two explosive devices from a drone on Novoberyslav, killing a man.
