The destroyed Antonivsky Bridge over the Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast. The bridge was blown up by Russian forces when they retreated from Kherson in November 2022. (Celestino Arce/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
A Russian drone attack killed a 69-year-old in the village of Stanislav in Kherson Oblast on Dec. 23, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported.
Southern Kherson Oblast is regularly targeted, as the eastern part of the region across the Dnipro River remains under Russian occupation.
Russian attacks in Kherson Oblast killed one person and injured two overnight on Dec. 21, saidProkudin. Over 60 attacks were recorded in the city of Kherson on Dec. 21.
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