Three civilians died from a strike in the Kherson region

Three civilians were killed after a strike on the urban-type settlement of Belozerka in the Kherson region. This was reported by the military-civilian administration of the region, which was appointed after being taken under control by Russian troops, RIA Novosti reports.

“Today, as a result of the strike inflicted on the settlement of Belozerka, according to preliminary data, three civilians were killed and ten civilians were injured,” the report says.

Data on the victims and destruction of infrastructure is being specified.

According to the residents of the village, the shelling took place between 18:00 and 19:00, Suspilne Kherson reports. They heard two arrivals of shells near Khersonskaya and Sobornaya streets. A young man and an English teacher were killed, and a 12-year-old girl was injured. In addition, gas pipes were damaged.

The authorities of the Kherson region reported the operation of air defense systems Politics

Since March 2, the regional center of the Kherson region has been under the full control of the Russian Armed Forces as part of the military operation in Ukraine. On March 15, they established control over the entire territory of the Kherson region.

Later, a military-civilian administration was created in the region, headed by pro-Russian activists Vladimir Saldo and Kirill Stremousov. The SBU suspected the latter of having links with the FSB back in 2020, Suspilne wrote. From the beginning of May, they began to talk about the desire of the region to become part of RUSSIA.

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The Kremlin stated that the future of the Kherson region should be decided by its inhabitants. While Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Marat Khusnullin spoke about the great prospects of the region and the opportunity to take a worthy place in the "Russian family".

The Ukrainian authorities have repeatedly promised to liberate the territory of the Kherson region. On May 18, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that on May 16, the Ukrainian military shelled residential areas of Kherson using the Smerch multiple launch rocket system (MLRS). At the same time, she pointed out that there were no units of Russian troops in Kherson. There was no data from the Ministry of Defense about the retreat.

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