Elderly woman killed in Kherson by Russian artillery
Russian forces shelled Kherson with artillery on the morning of 22 May, killing an 85-year-old woman.
Source: Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of Kherson Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram; Kherson Oblast Prosecutor's Office on Telegram
Quote from the Prosecutor's Office: "Investigators have established that the Russian Armed Forces attacked Kherson using artillery on the morning of 22 May 2025.
An 85-year-old woman who was in a house has been killed in the enemy shelling."
Details: It is noted that law enforcement officers have initiated criminal proceedings in connection with the commission of a war crime that caused the death of a person (Article 438.2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
Prokudin expressed his condolences to the family and friends of the woman killed in the attack.
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