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Russia attacked the Kherson region; there are fatalities and injuries

UA.NEWS 20 September 2026 13:36
Russia attacked the Kherson region; there are fatalities and injuries

Over the past day, Russian troops have attacked Kherson and other settlements in the region with artillery, drones, and guided aerial bombs. Three civilians were killed and nine others were injured as a result of the strikes. Among the victims is a 14-year-old girl.

 

Russian forces continue to strike the Kherson region. Over the past day, Kherson and several settlements in the region came under attack. According to the National Police of Ukraine, three civilians were killed as a result of the Russian attacks. Nine more people were injured. One of the heaviest strikes occurred in Novovorontsovka. Russian troops shelled the village with artillery. A 52-year-old woman was killed in the attack. Two other local residents were injured: a 14-year-old girl and a 39-year-old woman. They were diagnosed with blast injuries and concussions.

Russians Attacked Civilians with Drones

Another person was killed in the village of Lvivski Otruby in the Beryslav district. A Russian strike drone attacked a 64-year-old local woman. The woman sustained fatal injuries. Separately, Russian forces attacked clergy at a men’s monastery near Chervonyi Mayak.

The Russians used an FPV drone. A 71-year-old clergyman was killed in the explosion. Four other monks were injured. Two of them are 51 years old, another is 31, and the other is 53.

Kherson was also targeted

Russian troops carried out an artillery strike in the Korabelny district of Kherson. A 66-year-old man was injured. He was diagnosed with concussion, blast injury, and a closed head injury. Police also transported a 71-year-old woman to the hospital. During her examination, doctors found that she had sustained a blast injury.

It turned out that the woman had been injured back on September 18. On that day, Russian forces struck the central part of Kherson with a guided aerial bomb. Another 69-year-old woman sought medical attention due to feeling unwell. Two days ago, she sustained blast injuries and a concussion during an artillery attack on Komyshan. In the Central District of Kherson, Russian forces also attacked an industrial area with a missile. According to preliminary reports, no one was injured this time.

Russians Struck with Airstrikes

In Novoraysk, Russian troops dropped four guided aerial bombs on a building that housed a closed educational institution. In addition, the region suffered numerous attacks by strike drones. Drone strikes damaged vehicles belonging to a municipal utility in Kherson’s Central District. Private homes and other civilian facilities were also damaged.

Specifically, damage was reported at a private residence in the Korabelny District, at a gas station in the Tavriysky neighborhood, and at a private home in Komyshany. In Novovoskresenske, two private homes and a summer kitchen were damaged. In Ingulets, an infrastructure facility was damaged. Artillery strikes also caused destruction.

In the central part of Kherson, a high-rise building, five private homes, a summer kitchen, a gas facility, and two cars were damaged. In the Korabelny district, three private homes, a gas distribution unit, and a production building belonging to a private enterprise were damaged. The Kherson Regional Police continue to document the consequences of the Russian attacks. Investigators have opened ten criminal cases regarding war crimes committed by Russian military personnel over the past 24 hours, according to the report.

Russian troops attacked the Zaporizhzhia region 928 times over the past 24 hours. One person was killed and three others were wounded as a result of strikes on the Zaporizhzhia district. Fifty-five settlements in the region came under fire.

Russian forces attacked a monastery in the village of Chervonyi Mayak, in the Novorayska community of the Kherson region, using a drone. A 71-year-old clergyman was killed in the strike, and four other priests were wounded.

A 71-year-old priest was killed as a result of the attack on the monastery in Chervonyi Mayak. Four other priests were injured. Information about their condition may be updated.

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