Kherson region
Two civilians killed, more than 30 wounded in latest Russian strikes in Ukraine
On September 26, 2025, two civilians were killed in Russian attacks in Donetsk and Kherson Oblasts. In addition, nine civilians were wounded in Donetsk, 12 in Kherson, five in Dnipropetrovsk, and six in Kharkiv Oblasts
Russia’s aggression on September 22 left seven dead in Ukraine
According to the National Police of Ukraine, as a result of shellings by the Russian military on September 22, 2025, eight civilians were killed and at least 18 people were injured in the Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, Kyiv, and Kherson Oblasts
Yesterday, Russian shelling killed nine people in Ukraine
As a result of shelling by Russian troops on September 21, 2025, nine civilians were killed in the Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kharkiv regions (Oblasts). At least 17 were injured in the Dnipropetrovsk, Sumy, and Kherson Oblasts, according to the National Police of Ukraine
Russian troops killed three civilians in the temporarily occupied village of Kozachi Laheri, Kherson region
According to eyewitnesses, the soldiers were drunk. They broke into the Gladkykhs' house and demanded alcohol. When the owners replied that they had no alcohol, the occupiers killed them. A neighbor who heard the shots came running and was also shot by the soldiers
Russian drone attacks on civilians amount to crimes against humanity – UN Commission
Recurrent attacks have gradually destroyed entire localities. Many of the victims suffer from the loss of loved ones or of their houses and livelihoods and feel that they have "lost everything." Closer to the frontlines, older persons have been particularly affected, as many are unable to flee, making them vulnerable to risks of attacks, the Chair of the Commission, Erik Møse, said.
Russian attacks kill nine Ukrainians on August 20
Amid discussions about a potential peace settlement in Ukraine, Russian forces have intensified their shelling, leading to a sharp increase in civilian casualties of the war. In some regions, the number of attacks has reportedly increased tenfold
Ukraine will not allow Russia a ‘second attempt’ to divide its territory – Zelenskyy
Zelenskyy said that contacts with the American side regarding efforts to end the war "are ongoing almost around-the-clock at various levels, and we do not make everything public."
Russians attacked a child with a drone in Kherson
Doctors treated the boy at a hospital and provided all necessary assistance
76% of Ukrainians reject Russian “peace terms” – poll
KIIS conducted the poll from July 23 to August 4, 2025, using telephone interviews in all regions of Ukraine under the Ukrainian government's control. Researchers interviewed 1,022 respondents aged 18 and older living in government-controlled Ukraine
Russian forces strike Kherson again, killing a man and a woman; others injured
A Russian attack on Kherson's Korabelnyi District fatally injured a 68-year-old woman. The same attack wounded two others: a 41-year-old man who sustained blast trauma and multiple injuries to his torso and limbs, while a 79-year-old man also suffered blast trauma
Russian attack on civilian car in Kherson Oblast kills two, injures two
The attack killed two men aged 44 and 45 and injured an 83-year-old woman and a 58-year-old man, who were hospitalized with injuries of varying degrees of severity
Woman dies after stepping on Russian landmine in liberated part of Kherson Oblast
A 65-year-old woman stepped on a mine, causing an explosion. She suffered fatal injuries
Russian drone strike kills 65-year-old woman in Kherson
Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the Kherson Oblast Military Administration, also expressed his condolences to the victim's family
Russia kills 47-year-old man in dawn artillery attack on Komyshany, Kherson Oblast
Prokudin reported that over the past day, Russian forces subjected 28 settlements in the oblast and Kherson to enemy drone terror", artillery strikes and airstrikes. He writes about two killed people
Russia ignores global calls to stop war for 100 days – MFA of Ukraine
Despite certain steps and discussions about peace, the Russian military not only did not stop the shelling, but also escalated it, with the number of attacks increasing tenfold in some regions
Resident of Oleshky on life under occupation and her missing husband after the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam in Kherson region
The resident of Oleshky told ZMINA about almost a year and a half of life under occupation, the destruction of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam in the southern Ukraine, the behaviour of collaborators, and her missing husband.
Russian attack on Kherson ambulance kills driver, injures two healthcare workers
A 68-year-old ambulance driver was killed and two healthcare workers injured when Russian forces attacked a medical vehicle in central Kherson on June 2, 2025
Two men die in Russian drone attack on Beryslav, Kherson Oblast
Russian forces frequently target civilians in the Kherson Oblast with drone attacks. Local authorities regularly report casualties caused by explosives dropped from drones
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