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Russian 126th Guards Coastal Defense Brigade shelled Ukrainian forces on Velykyi Potemkin island.

April 30, 2023 Kherson, Kherson Oblast

Verified Independently confirmed by 5 sources

Institute for the Study of War Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post Censor.NET

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Entities

126th Guards Coastal Defense Brigade (military_unit) Russian forces (organization) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Yury Sobolevskyi (person) Novaya Kakhovka (location) Russia (organization) War Mapper (organization) Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Oleshky district (location) Kherson Oblast (location) Ukrainian military air force (military_unit) Unmanned scout drone (weapon_system) Russian Federation (organization)

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

126th Guards Coastal Defense Brigade shelled Ukrainian forces on Velykyi Potemkin island - confirmed by geolocated footage

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Russian forces attacked the city of Kherson on the night of 30 April, injuring two people

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russia shelled the city of Kherson overnight on April 30, injuring two civilians, according to deputy head of Kherson Oblast Council Yuriy Sobolevsky. The official reported that the injured did not need hospitalization.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Russian forces shelled Kherson city overnight on April 30, injuring two people

Censor.NET → Source tone: certain

The enemy conducted an air strike on the village of Kizomys in the Kherson region.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:38.663Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-19