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Yahoo
7 days ago
- General
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Zelenskyy appoints new Kherson city administration chief
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed Yaroslav Shanko as head of Kherson City Military Administration on 3 June 2025. Source: Zelenskyy in a decree posted on the website of the Ukrainian President's Office; Shanko on Telegram Quote: "Yaroslav Shanko shall be appointed as head of the Kherson City Military Administration of the Kherson district, Kherson Oblast." Details: Shanko previously served as deputy head of Kherson Oblast Military Administration. Quote from Shanko: "I understand the challenging tasks ahead. I guarantee decency, integrity, and openness – no grand promises, only actions. I will soon outline my first steps in office. The priority is protecting people and supporting our brave military." Background: In April 2025, Zelenskyy dismissed Roman Mrochko as head of Kherson City Military Administration. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Health
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Russian drone attacks utility workers in Kherson, injuring six of them
Russian troops attacked employees of a utility service in Kherson's Korabelnyi district on the morning of 27 May. Six people were injured in the attack. Source: Kherson City Military Administration Details: The Russians dropped explosives from a drone onto a service vehicle belonging to the Parks of Kherson municipal company. The municipal workers were on their way to board up windows at a social infrastructure facility after it had been bombarded earlier. A car that was hit by the Russians in Kherson Photo: Kherson City Military Administration Six employees were injured in the blast: women aged 44 and 61 and men aged 43, 49, 58 and 67. They suffered blast injuries and concussion. Doctors are currently conducting further examinations and providing them with medical assistance. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
20-05-2025
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Woman injured in Russian attack on bus in Kherson
The Russians have attacked a bus carrying passengers in the city of Kherson, injuring one person and damaging the vehicle. Source: Kherson City Military Administration Quote: "Russian terrorists attacked a bus with passengers on board belonging to our Kherson Municipal Transport Service company in the Dnipro district. One passenger has suffered a blast injury and concussion." Details: Kherson City Military Administration added that the 65-year-old woman injured in the attack was receiving all necessary treatment. The bus has sustained considerable damage. "Routes to Nezalezhnosti Avenue have been temporarily shortened due to high activity of enemy drones," the statement reads. Background: On 17 May, Russian forces attacked a bus near the town of Bilopillia in Sumy Oblast with a Lancet loitering munition, killing nine people. It was later confirmed to have been a bus evacuating people. On 23 April, the Russians hit a bus in the city of Marhanets with a drone. Initially, it was reported that nine people had been killed and 49 injured. Later, the death toll rose to 10. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Politics
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Russians attack Donetsk Oblast, injuring six people
Russian troops attacked settlements in Donetsk Oblast on the morning of Friday 16 May, injuring six people. Source: Vadym Filashkin, Head of Donetsk Oblast Military Administration Details: A total of five people aged from 50 to 66 years were injured in the attack on Pokrovsk, which took place around 05:00. A total of three residential buildings were damaged. Another person was injured in Andriivka, where Russians used an FPV drone against a civilian vehicle. Vadym Filashkin stressed that it is dangerous to stay in Donetsk Oblast and urged people to evacuate. "I repeat: It is dangerous to stay in Donetsk Oblast! Evacuation saves lives!" Vadym Filashkin said. Background: On 16 May, Russian forces targeted social workers from Kherson City Military Administration, injuring one man. Also, a man was killed and two people were injured in a Russian attack on the town of Beryslav. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Politics
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Social worker injured and civilian killed in Russian strikes on Kherson city and oblast
Russian forces have targeted social workers from the Kherson City Military Administration during a strike on the city, leaving one man injured. A Russian drone attack has killed a man in the town of Beryslav. Source: Kherson City Military Administration; Prosecutor General's Office on Telegram Quote from the city administration: "While loading humanitarian aid intended for basic shelters and invincibility centres, three social workers from the Kherson City Military Administration came under fire from Russian terrorists. A vehicle belonging to the service was damaged. The driver sustained injuries." [Invincibility centres are heated premises stocked with food and power banks to assist residents facing hardships due to power cuts – ed.] Details: The authorities stated that the ongoing Russian attack on Kherson is preventing the evacuation of the wounded man. A piece of shell debris. Photo: Kherson City Military Administration "As soon as the security situation allows, our specialised personnel will take the wounded man to hospital," the message reads. The Prosecutor General's Office reported that at approximately 07:30, Russian troops attacked a street in Beryslav using a UAV. Quote: "As a result of the dropping of explosives, a 50-year-old man sustained fatal injuries. Another civilian was wounded and taken to hospital." Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
