A woman was killed in her own apartment and a 16-year-old boy sustained shrapnel injuries as a result of an attack by the Russian occupation forces on Kherson, Head of Kherson Regional Military Administration Oleksandr Prokudin has said.

"The Russian forces attacked apartment buildings in the Dniprovsky district of Kherson. A 50-year-old woman was killed in her own apartment as a result of the shelling," he said on the Telegram channel on Friday.

"Also, a 16-year-old boy suffered shrapnel injuries. He was hospitalized for treatment," the official said.