Russian attacks kill three civilians, injure at least 18

Oct 31, 2023 - 09:06

Over the last 24 hours, Russian forces continued their ongoing attacks across various Ukrainian oblasts, targeting the city of Kherson, its surrounding areas, and multiple other regions with artillery, missiles, and drones. This resulted in substantial damage to residential areas, public spaces, and civilian infrastructure across Kherson, Sumy, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, and Donetsk Oblasts. Local authorities have reported the extensive destruction, underscoring the ongoing impact on communities throughout the country.

Russian troops repeatedly shelled the city of Kherson and the Kherson Oblast. One of the shellings struck a residential area of Kherson, hitting a bus carrying people. The attack wounded seven civilians, Oleksandr Prokudin, head of Kherson Oblast Military Administration, reported.

Consequences of Russian shelling of Kherson on 30 October. Credit: Regional Administration

“A 36-year-old woman from Kherson was severely injured. A 69-year-old woman was also hospitalized in the surgical department in moderate condition,” Prokudin wrote on his Telegram channel.

Later, the Russian army opened fire on a cemetery in the village of Kindiika, killing one local resident and wounding another.

“A 62-year-old man was hospitalized in moderate condition,” Prokudin specified

Another Russian shelling of the Kherson territorial community killed a 63-year-old woman and wounded her 62-year-old husband, the Prosecutor’s Office of Kherson Oblast reported.