💥 Attack

A HIMARS strike destroyed a ferry and van carrying Russian journalist Oleg Klochkov while crossing the river, killing Klochkov.

October 20, 2022 Kherson, Kherson

Verified Independently confirmed by 5 sources

Stefan Korshak (Substack) Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent UNIAN Censor.NET

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Entities

Oleg Klochkov (person) HIMARS (weapon_system) Antonovsky bridge (location) Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Antonivka Bridge (location) Institute for the Study of War (organization) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) Russian troops (military_unit) Msta-S-type self-propelled artillery systems (weapon_system) mortar (weapon_system) infantry fighting vehicle (weapon_system) tank (weapon_system) Russian ammunition depots (location) Valerii Hnedov (person) Russia (organization) Ukraine (organization) Antonivsky Bridge (location) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Russian forces (military_unit) Ukrainian Armed Forces (VUF) (military_unit) Alexei Arestovych (person) Russian occupation authorities (organization) ammunition depots (organization) Russian Aerospace Forces (military_unit) Antoniv Bridge (location) Buk-2M (weapon_system) TOR (weapon_system) Pantsir (weapon_system) Mi-24 (weapon_system) Mi-8 (weapon_system) Liubomyrivka (location) Beryslav District (location) Antonivskyi bridge (location)

Source Reports

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) → Source tone: likely

A HIMARS strike destroyed a ferry and van carrying Russian journalist Oleg Klochkov while crossing the river, killing Klochkov.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

The Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to launch attacks on the personnel and military equipment of the occupiers, destroying crossings, storages and keep the logistic supply routes under fire control.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Russian preparation for a false-flag attack on the Kakhovka dam is likely intended to steer attention from battlefield losses.

UNIAN → Source tone: likely

Information appeared about Ukrainian strikes on the Antonivsky Bridge area with subsequent explosions.

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

Ukrainian troops attacked the Antoniv bridge across the Dnipro in the occupied part of the Kherson region.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:31.100Z

Source story: day-241a-2023-02-14