KYIV (Ukraine): A Russian strike on a practice station within the Ukrainian metropolis of Kherson killed a policeman and wounded four different individuals, the inside minister mentioned Tuesday.
Igor Klymenko mentioned Moscow had launched “a large bombing” of the southern metropolis, whereas the air drive mentioned virtually 50 drones had attacked the nation in a single day.
Russian troops occupied Kherson shortly after Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022.
They ultimately withdrew below stress from Ukrainian forces however have continued to bombard town from throughout the Dnipro river.
“Kherson within the night. Around 140 civilians ready on the station for an evacuation practice. That’s the second that the enemy started a large bombing of town,“ Klymenko mentioned on Telegram.
One policeman was killed and four different individuals — two civilians and two law enforcement officials — had been wounded by shrapnel, he mentioned.
President Volodymyr Zelensky mentioned that “numerous civilians had been on the scene” when the strike hit, including that emergency providers had responded to the incident.
The inside ministry recognized the police officer killed as 29-year-old Igor Misyun, including that he was “survived by his spouse and two kids”.
Ukrainian railway firm Ukrzaliznytsya mentioned on Telegram that the station and a practice had been broken however “the scenario is below management and the railway is able to proceed functioning”.
Later, the top of the Kherson navy administration, Roman Mrochko, mentioned town was “below a drone assault” and urged residents to take shelter.
He mentioned the assault included Shahed drones, the Iranian-made weapons typically utilized by Russia to strike Ukraine.
Ukraine’s air drive mentioned 46 Shaheds had been launched throughout its territory throughout the night time.
“Most of the drones that might not be shot down had been attacking the frontline territories, particularly Kherson area,“ it added.
The air drive mentioned its defences shot down 32 of the drones whereas “a number of extra UAVs fell with out penalties”.
Across the border in Russia, the governor of Rostov mentioned “a drone was shot down by air defence forces over” the area.
“Consequences on the bottom are being clarified,“ added Vasily Golubev.
The assaults got here after the Kremlin acknowledged a Ukrainian assault had broken a warship within the occupied Crimean port of Feodosia, in what Kyiv and its Western allies known as a significant setback for the Russian navy.
Ukraine mentioned its air drive destroyed the Novocherkassk touchdown ship, with Zelensky joking on social media that the vessel had now joined “the Russian underwater Black Sea fleet”.
Ukraine, however, introduced a setback on the jap entrance Tuesday.
Commander-in-chief Valeriy Zaluzhny mentioned troops had pulled again within the city of Maryinka, close to the important thing Russian-held metropolis of Donetsk.
He mentioned troops had been nonetheless current on the outskirts after Russia on Monday claimed to completely management the city. – eNM
