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Russian drone attack against bus in Kherson, kills 1, injures 8

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Russian drone attack against bus in Kherson, kills 1, injures 8
A Russian drone hit a bus in Kherson on Jan. 6, killing one person and injuring six others. (Kherson Oblast Governor Oleksandr Prokudin / Telegram)

A Russian drone strike targeted a bus in a Kherson neighborhood on Jan. 6, killing one person and injuring eight others, according to Ukraine's police.

The man killed, Volodymyr Shum, 50, was a specialist in the municipal services and landscaping division of the Kherson City Council's municipal economy department.

Among the injured were seven women, aged between 29 and 58, and a 21-year-old man, all of whom were hospitalized with blast injuries and are undergoing medical evaluation.

Kherson and settlements on the west bank of the Dnipro River endure daily Russian attacks as Moscow's forces maintain control of the river’s east bank. Prokudin reported an increase in assaults as Russian troops attempt to solidify their positions in the region.

Kherson and its surrounding areas were liberated during Ukraine’s fall 2022 counteroffensive but remain under frequent bombardment. A Dec. 1 attack on a shuttle bus in Kherson killed three and injured eight, according to local authorities.

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Tim Zadorozhnyy is the reporter for the Kyiv Independent, specializing in foreign policy, U.S.-Ukraine relations, and political developments across Europe and Russia. He studied International Relations and European Studies at Lazarski University and Coventry University and is now based in Warsaw. Tim began his journalism career in Odesa in 2022, working as a reporter at a local television channel. After relocating to Warsaw, he spent a year and a half with the Belarusian independent media outlet NEXTA, initially as a news anchor and later as managing editor. Tim is fluent in English, Ukrainian, and Russian.

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