Russian drone and artillery assault on Kherson leaves two killed, four injured – video
Russian forces launched artillery and drone strikes on the city of Kherson on the morning and afternoon of 1 June 2025, killing an elderly woman and a man and injuring four others.
Source: Kherson Oblast Military Administration on Telegram
Details: The woman’s identity is being established.
A 64-year-old woman was also injured in the attack. She was taken to hospital with blast and brain injuries, concussion and a shrapnel wound to the head.
Later, another Kherson resident, 27, sought medical treatment after being caught in Russian shelling in the Dniprovskyi district. The man sustained a blast injury.
Two other residents, a 50-year-old man and a 52-year-old woman, were injured in a drone attack in the Dniprovskyi district, sustaining blast injuries and shrapnel wounds. Both are receiving medical treatment.
At around 12:50, Russian forces dropped explosives from a drone, fatally wounding a 53-year-old man.
Background:
- On the night of 31 May – 1 June, Russian forces launched a large-scale attack on Kyiv Oblast, using a combination of drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles. Ten houses were damaged in the Bila Tserkva district.
- On the same night, Russian forces struck the Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district of Odesa Oblast, damaging houses and a recreation centre, where a fire broke out.
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