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UAV event in Kherson, Dniprovs'kyi district area, Ukraine on Tue 25th August 2026
25th August 2026
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Man killed and eight people injured in Russian drone attack on Kherson.
A man has been killed and eight people sustained injuries in a Russian drone attack on Kherson on the afternoon of 25 August.
Source: Yaroslav Shanko, Head of Kherson City Military Administration, on Telegram; Kherson Oblast Prosecutor's Office
Quote from Shanko: "At around 13:10, Russian terrorists [military – ed.] attacked residential areas of the Dniprovskyi district with a drone. As a result of the enemy strike, an unidentified man sustained fatal injuries."
Update: The Prosecutor's Office later reported that eight residents of Kherson and one person in Bilozerka have been injured in Russian attacks.
Quote from the prosecutor's office: "During the day, a drone attack damaged an apartment building in Kherson and caused a fire. A man was killed, and his identity is currently being established. Over the course of the day, eight civilians were injured when enemy drones dropped explosive devices in different parts of Kherson. Among them was a hospital security guard injured when an FPV drone struck the hospital grounds. Another civilian was injured when a drone dropped an explosive device in Bilozerka."
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Kherson ( Dniprovs'kyi district area )
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