One woman killed and six others injured in Russian drone attack on Kherson

Iryna Balachuk — 17 July, 11:13
One woman killed and six others injured in Russian drone attack on Kherson
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One person was killed and six others were injured in a Russian FPV drone attack on the Dniprovskyi district of the city of Kherson on the morning of 17 July.

Source: Yaroslav Shanko, Head of Kherson City Military Administration; Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of Kherson Oblast Military Administration

Quote from Prokudin: "In the Dniprovskyi district... at around 09:30, a 70-year-old woman, a Kherson resident, was killed in an enemy FPV drone attack."

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Details: Shanko reported that six more people were injured in the attack.

A 61-year-old man and four women aged 71, 73, 75 and 85 sustained blast injuries and shrapnel wounds. They are currently in hospital.

A 48-year-old Kherson resident suffered concussion, a blast injury, a closed traumatic brain injury and a shrapnel wound to the chest. His condition is severe.

The injured have been hospitalised.

Background: Russian forces attacked Kherson on the night of 16-17 July and on the morning of 17 July, killing one person and injuring another in those strikes.

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