Bus attack near Kherson: Second strike recorded, police officers injured
Photo: Russian troops hit a bus near Kherson, there are injured and dead (facebook.com/patrolpolice.gov.ua)
Russian forces struck a bus near Kherson early on August 9. During the evacuation of the dead and wounded, the enemy launched a second attack, causing concussions among police officers, according to the Kherson Regional Police Facebook page and the Telegram channel of Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian President’s Office.
"The passenger bus was carrying peaceful residents of Kherson. As it approached the village of Inzhenerne, an enemy drone hit the vehicle. The explosion killed two civilians on the spot, and sixteen others were injured to varying degrees, two of them in critical condition," said Roman Koziakov, head of the regional police department.
He added that all passengers were immediately taken to shelter and later transported to Kherson.
During the police attempt to remove the bodies from the bus, a second hit by an FPV drone occurred. As a result, three police officers suffered concussions.
Reaction from the president's office
"Here's how Russia "wants peace." An attack on a regular bus in the suburbs of Kherson, where Russians daily hunt civilians. People died. Why? Russia is deceiving everyone, pretending they want to end the war but doing nothing to achieve this goal," said Andriy Yermak.
Shelling in Kherson and surrounding areas
Russian forces continue strikes on Kherson and nearby communities. Early on August 9, the enemy attacked a passenger bus near Kherson, killing two and injuring sixteen.
On August 6, Russians shelled the Dniprovskyi district of Kherson, damaging a school building. A man was also hospitalized with injuries.
On August 3, Russian troops struck residential areas of Kherson, hitting the Korabelnyi and Dniprovskyi districts with artillery fire.
On August 2, the occupiers also shelled the city, killing two civilians and seriously injuring two more.
Earlier, in the Kherson suburbs, an enemy terror drone targeted a civilian car, injuring two people. Recently, the Russian army also struck rescuers working to clear the aftermath of a previous attack in Kherson.
