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Official: Russian shelling kills 1 person, injures 2 in Kherson Oblast

by The Kyiv Independent news desk December 17, 2022 8:23 PM 1 min read
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Russian shelling of Stepanivka, Kherson Oblast, killed a woman and injured two people, reported Deputy Head of the President’s Office Kyrylo Tymoshenko.

The attack hit a humanitarian aid point, a hospital, and a church, Tymoshenko said.

Earlier, Kherson Oblast Governor Yaroslav Yanushevych said Russian forces attacked a facility providing geriatric care.

Stationed on the east bank of the Dnipro River, Russian forces are shelling liberated settlements on the other side of the river, including Kherson.

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