Russian attacks on Kherson Oblast kill 1, injure 1.

Russian attacks on Kherson Oblast on Oct.

26 killed one civilian in the Beryslav district and injured a police officer in the regional center Kherson, local officials reported. Russia carried out an air strike against the Beryslav district at around 1:20 p.m., the regional prosecutor's office said. An aerial bomb reportedly hit a local cafe, killing a 59-year-old resident.

Several buildings were also damaged, including a kindergarten, the prosecutors said. Sometimes around noon, Russian forces also attacked the Korabel city district of Kherson, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported. A 40-year-old police officer suffered minor injuries and was provided with medical assistance, the governor said.

Partially occupied Kherson Oblast suffers regular Russian attacks as the invading troops continue to hold the left-bank side of the Dnipro River in the region. Over the course of Oct.

25, Russian attacks against the oblast killed two people, including a child, and injured four others, Prokudin reported earlier today.

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Martin Fornusek is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. He has previously worked as a news content editor at the media company Newsmatics and is a contributor to Euromaidan Press.

He also volunteers as an editor and translator at the Czech-language version of Ukrainer.

Martin studied at Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia, holding a bachelor's degree in security studies and history and a master's degree in conflict and democracy studies.