According to local governor Oleksandr Prokudin, Russian shelling in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson on Monday resulted in a hospital and homes being damaged and three people killed, with at least 12 others injured, including a 2-month-old infant.
Last year, Russian troops withdrew from Kherson and the western bank of the Dnipro River, but they are now regularly launching attacks from positions on the eastern bank, causing locals to face daily air alerts.
Prokudin reported that two people were killed and 10 others injured in an afternoon combined attack in the central part of the city, with eight vehicles, including an ambulance, an administrative building, a hospital, and at least fifteen houses being destroyed or damaged.
Prokudin also shared a video that showed buildings with shell holes and shattered windows, as well as piles of construction waste on the street and a completely burnt ambulance.
Additionally, Prokudin revealed that earlier in the day, a car was shot at in a Kherson suburb, resulting in the death of one person and the injury of a 2-month-old infant and his mother.
He also shared a video of firefighters working at the site, stating that “This burnt-out pile of scrap metal just a few hours ago was the car that the family was returning from a medical examination.”
While Reuters could not independently confirm the reports, the situation in Kherson is dire and the effects of the shelling are devastating.
(Reporting by Pavel Polityuk and Yuliia Dysa; Editing by Alex Richardson and Jonathan Oatis)
