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Russian Strikes Hit Kharkiv, Sloviansk and Kherson, Killing 1 and Injuring At Least 18

Ukrainian prosecutors opened war-crimes investigations after strikes with guided bombs, drones and artillery hit residential areas.

Overview

  • In Kherson region, officials reported 10 civilians wounded by day’s end after shelling and drone attacks that hit the Korabelny district and other parts of the regional center.
  • Authorities said the Kherson strikes damaged private and apartment buildings, with energy infrastructure also targeted as a separate attack hit the city’s thermal power plant.
  • In Sloviansk, three guided aerial bombs struck a residential area, killing a 51-year-old man and injuring four people, and at least 44 homes and four cars were damaged.
  • Prosecutors in Donetsk and Kherson opened pre-trial investigations under Article 438 of Ukraine’s Criminal Code as police and prosecutors documented the incidents.
  • In Kharkiv region, six settlements came under fire over the past day, leaving four civilians injured, as officials cited the use of a glide bomb, Geran-2 UAVs and FPV drones that damaged homes, vehicles and power lines.