Russians attack village in Kherson Oblast during day: one woman killed
The Russians attacked the village of Olhivka in the Tiahynka hromada of Kherson Oblast with mortars on the afternoon of 8 March, killing one person and injuring another one [a hromada is an administrative unit designating a village, several villages, or a town, and their adjacent territories]. Kherson Oblast Military Administration reported that a woman has been killed and her brother has been injured.
Source: press service of Kherson Oblast Prosecutor's Office; Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of Kherson Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram
Quote: "The investigation states that on 8 March, at about 12:00 (Kyiv time), the Russian army attacked the village of Olhivka in the Tiahynka hromada, presumably with mortar weapons."
Details: It is reported that one person was killed and another was injured as a result of the explosion of shells. The data is being updated.
Update: Oleksandr Prokudin, Head of Kherson Oblast Military Administration, later clarified that the village is thought to have been attacked by a drone.
Quote from Prokudin: "Two people were injured when the explosive was dropped. A woman, 58, died of her injuries. Her brother, 49, was injured."
Background:
- On the night of 7-8 March, the Russian military attacked the village of Bilozerka near Kherson, injuring a woman of 81.
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