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Russian Strikes Kill Three in Kherson, Drone Hits Ambulance and Wounds Medics

Local officials say the attacks degraded Kherson’s emergency care by wounding five medics.

Overview

  • Russian forces hit Kherson’s Korabelnyi district Tuesday morning at about 10:50, killing three civilians and hospitalizing others.
  • Later that day in the Dniprovskyi district, shelling around 18:00 injured two doctors who were off duty and required treatment for blast and shrapnel wounds.
  • About an hour after the shelling, a drone struck an ambulance and its crew in the same district, injuring a 48-year-old doctor, a 24-year-old paramedic, and a 42-year-old emergency technician who were hospitalized.
  • Officials detailed other severe injuries from the morning strike, including a 60-year-old man with a traumatic toe amputation and an 81-year-old man with shrapnel and head injuries.
  • Kherson’s city and oblast administrations attributed the shelling and drone attack to Russian forces and issued updates on Telegram, with local media relaying the reports and noting the sustained hits over hours that strain emergency response.