Ukrainian officials reported that five civilians lost their lives during three separate Russian strikes in the southern Kherson region on Friday.
Regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin announced on Telegram that a bombardment targeting a district within Kherson city resulted in the deaths of three elderly residents in their 70s and 80s, whose remains were discovered inside their damaged residences.
According to Prokudin, another assault on a fuel station located north of the city claimed one life and left seven others wounded. Additionally, an evening drone attack in a village also situated north of Kherson resulted in the death of one man.
The Kherson region represents one of four territories that Russia claimed as its own six months following its 2022 military invasion of Ukraine.
During the initial phase of the invasion, Russian military forces seized control of large portions of the region, though Ukrainian troops later regained significant territory, including Kherson city itself. Areas under Ukrainian control face regular Russian bombardment.
Across the border in Russia’s western Belgorod Region, which frequently experiences Ukrainian strikes, local authorities reported that a Ukrainian drone hit a vehicle close to the border, resulting in the driver’s death.
Independent confirmation of these incidents by Reuters was not possible. Both Russia and Ukraine maintain they do not intentionally target civilian populations.
