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Russian-appointed officials in the Kherson Region have reported a series of Ukrainian drone attacks over the past month that have left civilians injured and caused damage to infrastructure. According to statements carried by TASS, four civilians were injured in attacks on an improvised market in Kakhovka, and a separate incident near Chongar killed two people and wounded another.

Coverage comparison

The reports, all from TASS, describe three distinct incidents. The first, dated July 31, says four civilians were injured in Ukrainian drone attacks on an improvised market in the city of Kakhovka. The local administration is quoted as saying that two drone attacks were staged on the main street of the Svetlovo district, where the market and a post office are located. A man sustained a light wound near the post office, and three people were hurt in an attack on the market. Four passenger cars and a mini-bus were damaged. The administration emphasized that there were no military personnel in the area, only people selling their products.

The second incident, reported on July 17, involves an attack on civilian vehicles stuck in traffic. The People's Front, a Russian movement, reported on its Telegram channel that Ukrainian troops attacked a column of cars with civilians from the air. The movement said at least one of its employees suffered a shrapnel wound and that there were fatalities. Vladimir Vasilenko, press secretary for the regional governor, told TASS that two civilians were killed and one was wounded when drones hit cars on the Novorossiya motor road near Chongar. He said four passenger cars were damaged on the R-280 federal motor road near the village of Chingar at 4:00 p.m. Moscow time.

The third incident, dated July 10, was summarized by Governor Vladimir Saldo, who reported that four civilians were injured over a 24-hour period. In the Nizhniye Serogozy settlement, a drone struck a passenger car, injuring a man born in 1998, who was taken to a hospital. In Gladkovka, a woman born in 1982 was injured in a drone attack and received on-site medical assistance. Two men were injured in drone strikes on residential buildings in the Radensk and Velikaya Kardashinka settlements. Saldo also reported damage to infrastructure and property in 18 settlements and stated that all 426 settlements in the region remained without power, with technicians working to restore it.

Key claims

  • Four civilians were injured in a drone attack on an improvised market in Kakhovka on July 31, with a man wounded near a post office and three people hurt at the market.
  • Four passenger cars and a mini-bus were damaged in the Kakhovka attack.
  • On July 17, a drone attack on civilian vehicles near Chongar killed two people and wounded one, according to the governor's press secretary.
  • On July 10, drone attacks injured four civilians in the Kherson Region, including a man in Nizhniye Serogozy and a woman in Gladkovka.
  • Two men were injured in strikes on residential buildings in Radensk and Velikaya Kardashinka.
  • Damage to infrastructure and property was reported in 18 settlements, and all 426 settlements in the region were without power, as reported by Governor Saldo.