One killed, one injured in Russian drone attack on Kherson suburb

One killed, one injured in Russian drone attack on Kherson suburb

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A Russian drone dropped an explosive device on the Kherson suburb of Antonivka on June 7, killing a 74-year-old man and injuring a 66-year-old woman, according to the Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office.

"According to the investigation, at approximately 13:45, Russian forces dropped an explosive from a drone in the suburb of Antonivka. As a result, a 74-year-old man was killed and a 66-year-old woman was wounded," the prosecutor's office wrote on Telegram.

Earlier reports from the Kherson City Military Administration indicated that at around 13:00, a separate drone attack injured two men, aged 59 and 60, and a 72-year-old woman.

Read also: Two civilians killed, ten injured in Kherson region over past day

Prosecutors later clarified that at around 13:30, a public transport stop in Antonivka was struck, injuring two men.

The attack follows overnight shelling by Russian forces on the Korabelnyi district of Kherson, which damaged two apartment buildings and killed a married couple.

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