Russian occupation forces attack Kherson, setting buses and storage depots on fire

Monday, 19 June 2023, 09:56

Russian forces attacked the city of Kherson on the night of 18–19 June, causing several fires. A civilian in Kherson Oblast sustained injuries as a result of the Russian attacks.

Source: Ukraine’s State Emergency Service (SES) on Telegram; Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of the Kherson Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram

Quote from the SES: "Enemy forces ruthlessly bombarded Kherson overnight. Enemy strikes caused several fires." 

All photos: State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Details: A gas tank at a Kherson petrol station, several warehouses, exhibition halls, and outbuildings on the grounds of a local business caught fire.

Photos also show that several buses have burned.

Prokudin said that over the course of the past day, Russian forces carried out a total of 35 attacks on Kherson Oblast, firing 261 mortar bombs, artillery shells, and Grad rockets.

One civilian sustained injuries as a result of the Russian attacks.

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