Russian strike against Kherson injures 4.
Russian forces launched a strike on Kherson, injuring four people, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported[1] around 2 p.m. local time on June 22. "Today at noon, the Russian army struck a residential building. Two people were injured by the enemy attack in their yard," Prokudin wrote on Telegram.
"An 86-year-old woman and a 25-year-old man are in serious condition. Doctors are fighting for their lives." Two volunteers from Rivne, aged 25 and 23, were also wounded and are receiving assistance from medics, the governor said.
Many volunteers came to Kherson Oblast to help the population affected by the Kakhovka dam breach on June 6. Russian forces did not relent with strikes even amid the evacuation efforts.
Russian forces attack 10 oblasts, kill 1 over past day Over the past day, Russian forces attacked 10 oblasts, killing one person and injuring 13, officials reported on June 22.
[2] Martin FornusekNews Editor
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.