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Russian forces attacked Ukraine's southern city of Kherson, killing two people and cutting power to 60,000 homes.

Kherson, Kherson Oblast
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Kyiv Post Ukrinform UNIAN Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Independent

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Russian attacks killed two people in Kherson and cut power to 60,000 homes

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Russia's invading forces attacked 30 settlements in the Kherson region on December 21, killing one person and leaving six others injured, including a child.

UNIAN → Source tone: certain

Russian forces used over 110 strike drones in nighttime attack against Ukraine, destroying an oncology dispensary in Kherson and hitting apartment buildings in Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: certain

Russian forces conducted offensive operations near Kozatskyi and Velykiy Potemkin islands

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

A Russian guided aerial bomb struck an oncology center in Kherson overnight on Dec. 21.

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:57:11.794Z

Source story: 44262