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a day ago
- General
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Russian drone kills civilian in Kherson
A local resident has been killed in the Dniprovskyi district of Kherson by a Russian drone. Source: Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of Kherson Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram Details: Prokudin said that a 49-year-old man was fatally injured by explosives dropped from a drone. Prokudin expressed his condolences to the family of the deceased. Over the past day, 34 settlements in Kherson Oblast and the city of Kherson were subjected to Russian drone strikes, artillery shelling and airstrikes. Russian troops targeted social infrastructure and residential areas in the oblast, damaging 3 high-rise buildings and 10 houses. The Russians also destroyed gas pipelines and an emergency medical centre. Eight people were injured as a result of Russian aggression. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
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4 days ago
- Health
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Two children injured after Russians drop explosive on car in Kherson Oblast
Russian forces have dropped an explosive from a drone onto a car in the settlement of Komyshany in Kherson Oblast, injuring two children. Source: Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of Kherson Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram Quote: "Two children have been injured in a Russian drone attack in Komyshany. At around 17:10, the Russians dropped an explosive from a UAV onto a car carrying two boys aged 11 and 16. They have sustained mine-blast and craniocerebral injuries, as well as concussions. The younger boy has suffered a chest wound. The older one sustained injuries to his leg and arm. They have been taken to hospital. Doctors are providing all the necessary assistance." Background: On the morning and afternoon of 1 June, Russian forces launched artillery and drone strikes on the city of Kherson, killing an elderly woman and a man and injuring four people. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
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4 days ago
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Russians strike Kherson with artillery, killing one civilian and injuring two
Russian forces launched an artillery strike on the city of Kherson on the morning of 1 June, killing an elderly woman. Source: Kherson Oblast Military Administration on Telegram Details: The woman's identity is being established. A 64-year-old woman was also injured in the attack. She was taken to hospital with blast and brain injuries, concussion and a shrapnel wound to the head. Later, another Kherson resident, 27, sought medical treatment after being caught in Russian shelling in the Dniprovskyi district. The man sustained a blast injury. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
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4 days ago
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Russians kill 2 civilians and injure 15 in Donetsk and Kherson oblasts
Russian attacks killed one civilian in Kherson Oblast and one civilian in Donetsk Oblast on 31 May. Source: Kherson Oblast Military Administration; Donetsk Oblast Military Administration Details: Eight more civilians sustained injuries in Kherson Oblast. Russian forces attacked critical and social infrastructure, as well as residential areas of settlements across the oblast. Five apartment buildings and seven houses were damaged. The Russians also damaged a gas pipeline, outbuildings and a car. In Donetsk Oblast, one civilian was killed in the town of Rodynske. Seven people were injured in the oblast during the day: two in Sloviansk, two in Novodonetske and one each in Rodynske, Pokrovsk and Mykolaipillia. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
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27-05-2025
- Politics
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Russian attacks across Ukraine kill 2, injure 19 over past day
Russian attacks against Ukraine killed at least two civilians and injured at least 19 others over the past day, regional authorities reported on May 27. Russian forces launched 60 drones from the Russian cities of Kursk, Orel, Millerovo, and Primorsk-Akhtarsk, as well as from Russian-occupied Crimea, against Ukraine overnight, according to Ukraine's Air Force. Ukraine's air defense shot down 43 drones, while another eight disappeared from radars without causing any damage, according to the statement. Drones that disappear from radars before reaching their targets are often decoys that Russia launches alongside real drones to overwhelm Ukraine's air defense. In Donetsk Oblast, one person was killed in the village of Rozkishne, while two others were injured in the town of Pokrovsk due to Russian attacks, Governor Vadym Filashkin reported. In Sumy Oblast, a woman was killed and two other civilians suffered injuries in the Mykolaivka community, the local military administration reported. In Kherson Oblast, Russia targeted 33 settlements, including the regional center of Kherson, over the past day. As a result of the attacks, eight people were injured, including two children, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported. In Kharkiv Oblast, Russian strikes injured a 67-year-old man in the town of Kupiansk, as well as a 63-year-old man and an 83-year-old woman in the village of Myrne, according to Governor Oleh Syniehubov. In Mykolaiv Oblast, Russian forces attacked the Kutsurub community with FPV (first-person-view) drones, injuring an 80-year-old man and a 66-year-old woman, the local military administration reported. In Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, a 54-year-old man suffered injuries in a Russian attack against the Synelnykove district, according to Governor Serhii Lysak. In Zaporizhzhia Oblast, a 17-year-old boy was injured due to an FPV drone attack on the Polohy district, the local military administration reported. Read also: Russia pushes forward in Donetsk Oblast, threatening Ukrainian pocket around Toretsk We've been working hard to bring you independent, locally-sourced news from Ukraine. Consider supporting the Kyiv Independent.
