Russian artillery attack on Kherson leaves at least three civilians injured
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On October 19, Russian soldiers bombarded the city of Kherson with artillery. The assault resulted in civilian casualties.
The head of the Kherson City Military Administration, Roman Mrochko, and the head of the regional military administration, Oleksandr Prokudin, reported that.
"There are explosions in Kherson!"– Roman Mrochko, head of the Kherson City Military Administration, wrote.
As Mrochko added, the enemy army is shelling the Korabelny district and the central part from the temporarily occupied left bank.
"There have been no reports of damage or injuries. Please relocate to a secure location. Avoid being in exposed areas!" – added the head of the Kherson City Military Administration.
Later, Oleksandr Prokudin reported that the enemy hit the city with artillery — a residential area was hit. It is known that three people were injured due to the attack.
A 49-year-old woman has contusion, mine-explosive, and shrapnel injuries. Her condition is severe.
The men, 60 and 39 years old, had shrapnel wounds. All victims were hospitalized.
The situation in the Kherson region
It should be noted that on October 18, the Russian invaders dropped aerial bombs from aircraft on the territory of the Kherson region. A person died.
During the past day, on October 18, the occupiers carried out 105 attacks, firing 580 shells from mortars, artillery, "Grad" MLRS, automatic grenade launchers, ZU-23-2 Anti-aircraft installations, tanks, aviation, and drones. The enemy fired 23 shells at Kherson.
"Over the past day, the enemy launched 105 shellings, firing 580 shells from mortars, artillery, Grad systems, automatic grenade launchers, ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft installations, tanks, aviation, and UAVs. The enemy fired 23 shells at the city of Kherson," Oleksandr Prokudin said in a statement.
The Russian military targeted the residential areas of the region's settlements, the factory's territory, and the park in Kherson. As a result of the Russian attack, two people were killed, and four others were injured.
For reference:
Late in the evening of October 18, the occupiers hit the city of Sumy with Shahed drones. An infrastructure object was attacked.
Also, after midnight, the Russians attacked Mykolaiv. A fire broke out in the city, and apartment buildings were damaged.
In addition, explosions were heard in Kryvyi Rih that night. Later, the authorities reported that an enemy missile had been shot down in the region.
Also, the enemy launched a rocket attack on an infrastructure object in Pavlohrad.
From the evening of October 18 to the morning of October 19, Russian troops launched kamikaze drones and four types of missiles, including ballistic ones, over Ukraine.
Air defense forces shot down four targets:
- 3 Shahed drones,
- A guided air missile Kh-59.
