Russian drone hits apartment building in Kherson: five injured, children in critical condition

Five people were injured, including two children who are in a critical condition, in a Russian drone attack on an apartment building in Kherson on the evening of 18 July.

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

Details: Prokudin said Russian forces struck an apartment building in Kherson's Korabelnyi district with a drone at around 19:40.

It was initially reported that four people had been injured. A 45-year-old man and a 42-year-old woman sustained blast injuries.

"Two children – boys aged 10 and 14 – were also injured. They sustained blast injuries and shrapnel wounds. They were taken to hospital in a critical condition. Doctors are fighting to save their lives," Prokudin wrote.

Later, Kherson Oblast Military Administration reported another injury from the Russian drone strike on the apartment building in the Korabelnyi district. A 77-year-old man was taken to hospital with blast injuries and a shrapnel wound to his back.

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