War
Details
Event title
Ukraine - Enemy shells Kherson region, 23 wounded and 1 killed
Source
Main event
Event date (UTC)
2026-05-16 09:01:30
Last update (UTC)
2026-05-23 12:25:57
Severity
High
Area range
Multiple countries wide event
Address/Affected area(s)
Ukraine and Russia
Russian forces shelled Kherson region, leaving 23 people wounded and one killed, regional military administration head Oleksandr Prokudin said.
"Due to Russian aggression, 1 person was killed and 23 others were wounded," he wrote on Telegram.
Prokudin noted that the previous day, Beryslav, Antonivka, Bilozirka, Vysoke, Dariivka, Dniprovske, Zelenivka, Zymivnyk, Zolota Balka, Ivanivka, Kamiane, Kachkarivka, Kizomys, Komyshany, Lvove, Mykilske, Mylove, Nova Kamianka, Novoberyslav, Novokayiry, Novooleksandrivka, Novoraisk, Osokorivka, Rozlyv, Romashkove, Ukrainka, Khreshchenivka, Chervone, Chornobaiivka, Sadove, Tokarivka, Tiahynka and the city of Kherson were under enemy drone terror, air strikes and artillery shelling.
According to him, Russian forces struck social infrastructure and residential areas of the region’s communities, damaging 5 apartment buildings and 19 private houses. The occupiers also damaged an administrative building, an ambulance, minibuses and private cars.
Meanwhile, Prokudin added, four people were evacuated from the region’s de-occupied communities on Friday.