Russian drones target Kherson all day, kill two, wound 13 including teens
Russian forces killed at least two people and injured 13 others in multiple drone strikes across Kherson on May 2, 2026б with Russia targeting buses, pedestrians, and teenagers throughout the day, according to the Kherson Oblast Military Administration.
Aftermath of the Russian strike on the busA Russian drone struck a bus in the city’s Tsentralnyi District at around 10:40 a.m.
The 61-year-old driver sustained blast trauma and shrapnel wounds to his back and leg. He was taken to a hospital.
The Russian military also attacked a 61-year-old woman with a drone in central Kherson after 10:00 a.m. She was hospitalized with blast trauma and shrapnel wounds to her neck and legs.
An hour later, Russia again attacked the city center with a drone. An 83-year-old man sustained shrapnel wounds to his arm and back, concussion, blast trauma, and a closed head injury.
An ambulance crew took him to a hospital in moderate condition.
It was also reported by the Kherson Oblast Military Administration that the Russian drone seriously injured two teenagers in the Dniprovskyi district in the city of Kherson on the afternoon of May 2.
A Russian drone attacked two boys, aged 15 and 17, at around 12:30.
They sustained blast injuries, closed head injuries, and shrapnel wounds. Medics took the teenagers to a hospital in serious condition.
Doctors are fighting to save their lives, the Oblast Military Administration reported.
In another drone strike on a bus, Russians killed at least two people in the Dniprovskyi District of the city of Kherson at around 7 a.m. on May 2, the Kherson City Military Administration and the Kherson Oblast Military Administration reported.
An employee of a utility company and a woman, whose identity is still being confirmed, died at the scene.
The attack injured another seven passengers on the bus – six men and one woman. Four of them are municipal workers. Medics took all of those injured to a hospital. Early reports indicate they were diagnosed with blast injuries.
A person killed in the Russian strike. Photo credit: Kherson Oblast Military AdministrationMeanwhile, the Mykolaiv Oblast Military Administration stated that the Russian military attacked Mykolaiv’s energy infrastructure with Shahed-type drones for the second time since the start of the day on 2 May.
The attack caused power cuts in the city; energy workers are already working to restore the supply. No casualties have been reported.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on X that in total, over the week, Russia launched approximately 1,600 attack drones, nearly 1,100 guided aerial bombs, and three missiles to attack Ukraine.
“The Russians are trying to overwhelm our air defence with massive attacks, which is why the daily supply of interceptor missiles is critically important. It is equally important that pressure on the aggressor does not weaken, because any easing of existing sanctions only results in Russia’s war chest being replenished, which it then spends on the war,” the head of Ukrainain state said.
A crater formed by a bombardment dating from 2022, in the Kharkiv Oblast (Ukraine), May 1, 2026Previously, the news agency France-Presse, citing statistics from the Ukrainian Air Force, reported that in April, the Russian army launched 6,583 long-range drones at Ukraine, which is 2% more than in March.
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