Kherson guided-bomb strikes kill ambulance driver, injure 27, officials say
Ukrainian authorities reported damage to residential blocks in the city's Korabelnyi district after an aerial attack.
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A Russian guided-bomb attack killed an ambulance driver and injured 27 other people in the Korabelnyi district of Kherson on Saturday, Ukrainian officials said, according to Kyiv Post.
The city's said Russian aircraft launched eight guided bombs against residential buildings and civilian infrastructure. The reported casualty count rose from earlier figures during the response.
Kyiv Post said an infant and another child were among the wounded. Their identities are not being published. The attack damaged 10 residential high-rise buildings, the report said, citing city officials.
Other reports cited a lower number of injured people, including 21 and 19. Those appear to reflect earlier counts, rather than separate attacks, and should not be added to the later 27-person figure.
Regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin said the person killed worked as an emergency ambulance driver. The exact circumstances in which the driver was struck were not established by the supplied reporting.
Emergency services were working at affected residential sites as authorities assessed the extent of damage. The available sources did not provide a definitive account of the condition of every injured resident.
The attack occurred in Kherson's Korabelnyi district. Other Russian strikes reported against industrial and energy infrastructure elsewhere in Ukraine are separate events and are not included in this casualty tally.
The military administration's account attributes the attack to Russian forces. No independent reconstruction of the strikes or weapons fragments was provided with the reporting.
Authorities were continuing the casualty assessment as further information arrived. Figures may change after hospital reports and searches of damaged buildings.
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What we know
- 1 outlet · Kyiv Post Ukrainian city authorities reported one death and 27 injured in Kherson.
- 1 outlet · Kyiv Post Kyiv Post reported eight bombs and damage to residential buildings, citing Ukrainian officials.
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Questions and answers
- How many were injured?
- Kyiv Post cited 27 injured; earlier reports gave lower counts.
- Where did the attack occur?
- Kherson's Korabelnyi district, Ukrainian city officials said.
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