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Projectile event in Kherson area, Ukraine on Sat 16th May 2026

16th May 2026

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A man died as a result of artillery shelling of the center of Kherson on Saturday, and a total of 10 more people were injured in Russian attacks that day.

Source : Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office , Head of the OVA Oleksandr Prokudin

Details : As reported by the prosecutor's office, at around 11:45 a.m., the Russian military carried out artillery shelling of the central part of Kherson.

A man was killed in the attack. Two other civilians, a man and a woman, were injured to varying degrees. All were outside at the time of the attack. The injured were taken to hospital.

Oleksandr Prokudin clarified that a 35-year-old man from Kherson and a 22-year-old girl were taken to the hospital in serious condition, and doctors are doing everything possible to save them.

Updated : Later, the Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office reported that as of 5:30 p.m., one person was killed and 10 were injured as a result of the consequences of Russian aggression in Kherson.

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