A Ukrainian strike against the Arabat Spit on the night of May 16 to 17 struck a Russian FSB command post, killing and wounding about 100 Russian personnel.
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Ukrainian strike on Arabat Spit killed/wounded ~100 Russian personnel.
A 56-year-old man sustained blast injuries, a closed traumatic brain injury, concussion, and shrapnel wounds to his leg after an enemy UAV attack in the Korabelnyi district of Kherson around 22:45 on May 16.
On May 16, Russian shelling killed one person and wounded 15 others in the Kherson region.
In Kherson Oblast, one person was killed and 15 others injured, including a child, local authorities reported.
At approximately 7:00 a.m. local time in the Central district of Kherson, a Russian drone deliberately dropped ammunition onto a transit minibus.
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Extracted: 2026-07-18T16:57:39.868Z
Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-may-21-2026