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Russian attacks in Kherson Oblast kill 1, injure 7

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Russian attacks in Kherson Oblast kill 1, injure 7
The sign “Kherson Oblast” stands on a roadside on June 22, 2023, in Kherson. (Yan Dobronosov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

Russian attacks over the past day in Kherson Oblast killed one person and injured seven others, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported on Nov. 22.

Using mortars, tanks, multiple-launch rocket systems, artillery, drones, and aircraft, Russian forces attacked the oblast 115 times, including 46 shells that were fired at the city of Kherson.

Civilian infrastructure was damaged in the attacks, including residential buildings, offices, a factory, and an educational institution.

Russian air strikes in the town of Beryslav in Kherson Oblast on Nov. 21 killed a 65-year-old man and injured a 57-year-old man. Beryslav was also struck in Russian attacks the following day.

The Ukrainian-controlled part of Kherson Oblast suffers regular attacks by Russian forces on the eastern side of the Dnipro River.

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Nate Ostiller is a former News Editor at the Kyiv Independent. He works on special projects as a researcher and writer for The Red Line Podcast, covering Eastern Europe and Eurasia, and focused primarily on digital misinformation, memory politics, and ethnic conflict. Nate has a Master’s degree in Russian and Eurasian Studies from the University of Glasgow, and spent two years studying abroad at Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in Ukraine. Originally from the USA, he is currently based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

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