2187 civilians suffered from Russian attacks in Kherson region in 2024
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- Svitlana Ivanchenko
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15:04, 03 January, 2025
Consequences of Russian shelling of Kherson region. Photo: Getty ImageIn 2024, the number of attacks on the Kherson region increased by one and a half times compared to 2023. During this time, 2,187 civilians in the region were killed or injured as a result of Russian shelling.
This was reported by the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration Oleksandr Prokudin on the air of the telethon Yedyni Novyny.
«Drone attacks, which Russians have been actively using against civilians since August 2024, have become a new serious threat. In 5 months, there have been almost 12,000 UAV attacks that have ended the lives of 54 people, and another 609, including 8 children, have been injured», he said.
As a reminder, just yesterday, Russian troops fired 366 shells at the right-bank Kherson region, including 65 dropped from drones.