💥 Attack

Russian forces shelled the center of Kherson city, causing explosions and a fire. The Lito cafe was completely destroyed by the shelling.

Kherson, Kherson Oblast
Likely Reported by 3 independent sources
Ukrinform Kyiv Independent Censor.NET

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Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

At night there were explosions and a fire in Kherson. The Russian army struck the central part of the city.

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Due to the enemy shelling, the Lito cafe burned down completely.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russian troops shelled a residential area in Kherson's Korabelnyi district, damaging private homes and injuring a pregnant 32-year-old woman with smoke inhalation poisoning

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

Soldiers of the 36th SNIB destroyed Russian boats that landed on an island in the Dnipro riverbed in the Kherson region.

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

Russian forces used various floating objects including rubber boats, wooden boats, and barrels for the crossing attempt.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:17:09.250Z

Source story: 3882678-russians-shell-kherson-city-center-authorities-show-consequences-of-attacks