Man killed in Russian strike on house in Kherson Oblast

Russian forces attacked the settlement of Shyroka Balka in Kherson Oblast at around 08:30 on 9 April. An artillery shell struck a residential building, killing a man.

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

Quote: "The Russians attacked Shyroka Balka around 08:30. An enemy shell has hit a residential building."

Details: Prokudin reported that the deceased man was around 82. In addition, two other people were injured in the attack.

Background:

• On the morning of 4 April, Russian forces attacked a vehicle belonging to the NGO Buty Dobru na Khersonshchyni [Kindness for Kherson Oblast], which helps evacuate civilians from dangerous areas.
• At around 06:30 on Sunday 6 April, a Russian bombardment killed a man in the Dniprovskyi district of the city of Kherson.
• On 7 April, Russian forces attacked a man, 40, with a drone in the Dniprovskyi district, causing him to sustain a mine-blast injury and a shrapnel wound to his leg.

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