Russians shell Kherson, car catches fire, two fatalities reported
Russians shell Kherson, car catches fire, two fatalities reported (t.me/pgo_gov_ua)
Russian occupiers shelled the city of Kherson on January 12 with artillery, resulting in the deaths of two individuals, according to the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, Oleksandr Prokudin, and the Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office.
"On January 12, 2024, at about 12:00 PM, Russian military personnel shelled the city of Kherson with artillery. As a result of the enemy attack, two locals were killed," the prosecutor's office statement says.
Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, said that the occupiers targeted the streets of the city with artillery.
"A woman was killed at the impact site. Another burned body was found in a car. The person's identity is being established," he added.
Under the procedural guidance of the Kherson District Prosecutor's Office, a pre-trial investigation has been initiated in a criminal case regarding the violation of laws and customs of war, combined with intentional homicide (Part 2, Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
Shelling of Kherson
Russian forces continue to shell Kherson and the right bank of the Kherson region even after Ukrainian defense forces regained control of these settlements in the fall of 2022, following the complete seizure of the region by the Russian Federation in February 2022.
On the night of January 5, the Russian army launched three Grad missiles at the Vysoke village. A modular town was hit, with seven people injured as a result. Russian forces continued shelling the Dniprovsky district of Kherson during the day on January 5. A humanitarian warehouse caught fire due to the attack, and four people were injured.
Furthermore, on December 26, occupiers shelled the railway station in Kherson. A 29-year-old police officer from the Kirovohrad region was killed, while two police officers from the Kherson region and two civilians were injured.
