Russia's drone and artillery strike on Kherson kills man and injures seven

Russian troops unleashed a large-scale attack with drones and artillery on the Dniprovskyi district of Kherson on the morning of 25 July. The strikes claimed one life and left seven people injured.

Source: Kherson Oblast Military Administration on Telegram; Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of Kherson Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram

Details: Reports indicate that around 07:30, a 60-year-old Kherson woman was wounded by a Russian attack drone, which caught her on the street. She sustained an explosive injury and a hand amputation, and was hospitalised in critical condition.

At 08:30, the Russians bombarded the area with artillery. A 41-year-old man was hurt, suffering an explosive injury and contusion, his injuries were deemed minor.

Around 09:00, a drone strike targeted an 88-year-old woman in her garden. She was diagnosed with a contusion, explosive injury and closed traumatic brain injury. An ambulance crew provided on-site assistance.

At approximately 09:30, Russian forces struck employees of a city communal company with a drone. An explosive was dropped on their vehicle, killing a 53-year-old man. His 32-year-old colleague suffered an explosive injury and amputation of both legs.

During the rescue operation, an emergency medical aid team was caught in a double-tap strike. As medics tended to the wounded woman, a drone attacked them too. Early reports indicate that a 63-year-old woman and a 47-year-old man had sustained explosive injuries, and both are receiving the necessary medical care.

At 09:40, a Russian drone targeted another woman – a 73-year-old Kherson resident – near her home. She suffered an explosive injury and multiple shrapnel wounds to her torso, and is now under doctors’ supervision.

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