💥 Attack

Russian forces shelled Kherson city center with artillery, hitting a church and public transport. Three people were injured, including a 74-year-old man in critical condition.

Kherson, Kherson Oblast
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In the morning, the Russian army shelled a church in the centre of the city of Kherson.

Three passengers of a trolleybus that was passing the cathedral at the time of the Russian attack were wounded.

A 74-year-old man sustained severe chest wounds and a blunt-force head injury, and doctors are fighting to save his life.

They hit public transport that was carrying people to work.

Four employees of the State Emergency Service were injured in a Russian strike while they were putting out a fire caused by a previous attack.

Russian forces launched several attacks on Kherson during the early hours of the morning, resulting in seven injuries

Russian occupiers repeatedly attacked the central part of Kherson at approximately 04:50 p.m. on August 3.

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Extracted: 2026-07-18T17:02:10.088Z

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