The Russian occupiers shelled the territory of the Kherson region

60 times over the past day, December 21

.

Shots from artillery, MLRS, mortars and tanks. 

This was announced by the head of OVA Yaroslav Yanushevich.

Residential quarters of Kherson were again under enemy fire.

The Russians attacked a shipyard, private and apartment buildings.

"Russian troops once again subjected the city of Kherson to massive shelling, explosions rang out around the clock. The occupiers mercilessly destroyed infrastructure facilities, aimed at peaceful residential quarters of the KhBK, Tavriyskyi, Korabel and other microdistricts. After another shelling, the lights went out in some areas of the city", - it is specified in police

The law enforcement officers emphasize that there

are no military facilities in these territories that were fired upon by the Russians.

As a result of Russian shelling last day, 1 person died, 6 residents of the Kherson region were injured of varying degrees of severity.

They were admitted to the hospital, where doctors provided them with all the necessary assistance.

Populations of Berislavsky and Kherson districts were also hit by shelling from mortars, MLRS, artillery and enemy UAVs.

There, the Russian military fired at humanitarian aid delivery points and an indomitable point, and there are wounded.

Employees of the State Emergency Service and investigative and operational teams of the police continue to work at the scene of the events, conducting the necessary investigative actions.

Over the past day, the police opened

30 criminal proceedings on the facts of war crimes committed by the Russian occupiers in the Kherson region.

Shelling of Kherson

Ukrainian Kherson, which was under the occupation of the Russian Federation for 8 months, was liberated by defenders of Ukraine on November 11, 2022.

Local residents did not hold back tears of joy on the day of liberation - they thanked the Ukrainian soldiers, applauded them, and took pictures with the defenders.

However, after the de-occupation of part of the Kherson region and the regional center, the Russian occupiers terrorize the local residents.

So, the other day, the Russian invaders carried out

71 shellings in the Kherson region, attacking residential buildings in Kherson

, and hitting the river port.   

The day before

, the occupiers also struck another blow in the center of Kherson. 

On December 19, the occupiers once 

again damaged the building of Kherson OVA

.

After the enemy strikes, the light went out in the city.

The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Sergey Lavrov, admitted that it was Russian troops who were shelling Kherson.

He publicly 

confirmed that Russian troops are bombing Kherson

, saying:

"We also had the city of Stalingrad as our territory. And we beat the Germans there, and beat them so much that they fled from there."

Also, according to Kremlin propaganda, Lavrov hinted that he considers Ukrainian Kherson "his territory".

Read also:

  • Ukraine news

  • War in Ukraine

  • News of Ukraine: video