Civilian killed in Kherson region following enemy drone attack

Civilian killed in Kherson region following enemy drone attack

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A 34-year-old civilian was killed in the village of Stanislav, Kherson region, following a drone strike.

According to Ukrinform, this was announced by the Kherson Regional Prosecutor’s Office.

"According to the investigation, on May 2, 2025, Russian forces launched repeated attacks on settlements in the Kherson region using artillery and various types of drones. As of 17:00, authorities have confirmed one civilian fatality and two injuries," the statement said.

Officials noted that at 10:40, an FPV drone strike in Stanislav claimed the life of a 34-year-old man.

Later, at 13:30 in Kherson, Russian forces targeted civilian vehicles in a supermarket parking lot with an FPV drone. The attack wounded two men, aged 52 and 60.

Read also: Russian shelling damages company repairing frontline roads in Dnipropetrovsk region

A pre-trial investigation into potential war crimes has been launched under the procedural supervision of the Kherson Regional Prosecutor’s Office

As reported by Ukrinform, on May 2, around 13:00, Russian forces attacked a parking lot in central Kherson using a UAV. As a result of the strike, a car was burned down, several others were damaged, and two civilians were injured.

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