10:24 23.08.2023

Occupiers launch airstrikes on kindergarten, residential buildings of Kherson; six injured – local authorities

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Occupiers launch airstrikes on kindergarten, residential buildings of Kherson; six injured – local authorities

At about 04.00, Russian occupiers dropped two guided bombs on a kindergarten and residential buildings in Kherson, wounding six people, Head of the regional military administration Oleksandr Prokudin said on Telegram on Wednesday morning.

As Prokudin noted, the injured 22-year-old man was taken to a health facility, the rest of the doctors provided assistance on the spot.

According to him, a fire broke out at the site of the shelling.

Head of Kherson City Military Administration Roman Mrochko said as a result of an airstrike, a preschool education institution in Korabelny district of Kherson caught fire.

"Three units of specialized equipment and 14 employees of the State Emergency Service personnel were promptly involved in extinguishing," he said.

According to Mrochko, over the past 24 hours, the enemy shelled Kherson city territorial community 13 times, using 78 shells. It is indicated that there are defeats in Kherson, Sadove and Komyshany.

In general, according to Prokudin, the invaders shelled the Kherson region 72 times, firing 364 shells from mortars, artillery, tanks, Grad and UAVs over it over the past day. The city of Kherson had 27 shells.

"The Russian military got into residential areas of the region's settlements; the territory of a plant, factory, enterprise; critical infrastructure facilities and hospitals in Kherson; a store building and a critical infrastructure facility in Beryslavsky district," he said.

According to him, as a result of the Russian attack, one person was killed and five were injured.

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