Woman dies in hospital from injuries sustained in Russia's 1 April drone strike on car in Kherson

- 2 April, 13:45
The attacked car. Photo: Prosecutor's Office

A 63-year-old woman from Kherson has died in hospital after sustaining injuries in a Russian drone strike on a car in the Dniprovskyi district of the city on 1 April.

Source: Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of Kherson Oblast Military Administration

Quote: "A 63-year-old woman from Kherson, who yesterday sustained extremely severe injuries as a result of a Russian drone strike on a car in the Dniprovskyi district, has died in hospital."

Details: According to Prokudin, doctors battled to save her life, but her injuries proved fatal.

Background:

  • On 1 April, Russian forces dropped explosives from a drone onto a civilian car in Kherson.
  • Initial reports said two women had been killed, but it later emerged that the 63-year-old passenger had survived and was taken to hospital in a critical condition. Another woman, 59, was killed at the scene, while the driver was injured.

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