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Kherson Drone Strikes Kill Woman as Day of Attacks Leaves Three Dead in Region

Prosecutors have opened a pre-trial war-crimes case based on local reports attributing the strikes to Russian forces.

Overview

  • Regional prosecutors said a drone dropped explosives in Kherson around 7:30 a.m., killing a woman at the scene.
  • The city military administration reported further late-morning strikes that injured a 60-year-old man in the Dnipro district and a 39-year-old man in the Korabelnyi district.
  • Ukrinform reported a separate drone attack on a truck in the city that injured the driver.
  • By late afternoon, officials tallied three civilians killed and four injured across the Kherson region in combined artillery and drone attacks, with damage to homes, an education facility, and vehicles.
  • Authorities said identities were still being confirmed as police and medics responded and investigators pursued a case alleging a war crime.