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Russians kill three civilians in the Kherson region during the day, Mykolaivsk was fired upon from rocket systems
2022-12-19
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[LB] Sumy, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Dnipropetrovsk, and Zaporizhia regions were also shelled.

by Iryna Lysohor


A relatively calm night passed in Volyn, Zakarpattia, Rivne region, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kirovohrad, Khmelnytskyi, Odesa, Chernivtsi, Lviv, Ternopil regions, Poltava region, Mykolaiv region, Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr region, Chernihiv region, Kyiv region, Cherkasy region.

In the Sumy region yesterday, during the day, the enemy shelled the border with various types of weapons. There were a total of 20 arrivals in Znob-Novgorodsk, Seredino-Budsk and Shalyginsk communities. There were no casualties or damage, says the summary from OVA.

In Zaporizhzhya , during the past day, the occupiers shelled civilian infrastructure in the area of ​​the settlements of Gulyaipole, Orihiv, Chervone, Malynivka, Novodanilivka, Temyrivka, Stepove, Kamianske, Mali Shcherbaki, Zaliznychne, Dorozhnyanka, Novoandriivka, Mala Tokmachka, Noaomikolaivka, Biloghirya, Olgivske, Transfiguration, Plavni. Ten reports were received about the destruction of houses (apartments) of citizens and infrastructure objects as a result of shelling by the Russians. Details regarding the consequences are being clarified.

In the Dnipropetrovsk region, the Russians fired five times during the night in the Nikopol district. We kissed in the Nikopol, Marganets and Chervonogrigoriv communities. A 59-year-old man was injured in Nikopol, medical assistance was provided. Five private houses, several farm buildings and a gymnasium were damaged in the city. There were no casualties in Marganetska and Chervonogrihorivska communities. The consequences of the attacks are still being investigated.

In the Luhansk region, attacks by Russian occupiers in the districts of Stelmakhivka and Serebryansk forestry. In the Kupyansk direction, the districts of Nevsky, Novoselivsky, and Stelmakhivka were hit by fire from the Russians. On the Lymanskyi direction, the enemy shelled Makiivka, Ploshanka, Dibrova and Chervonopivka. The situation in the region is tense.

In the Donetsk region, during the day, there were active military operations near Bakhmut and Avdiivka. Constant shelling of critical infrastructure facilities of the Kurakhiv community. The situation in the region remains difficult, but power supply and communications are gradually being restored. Over the past day: one dead, one wounded.

The occupiers fired artillery strikes in the border areas of the Kharkiv region , with no casualties. A 32-year-old employee of the State Emergency Service was blown up by a mine in the Chuguyiv district, hospitalized in a serious condition.

In the Mykolaiv region, the enemy struck the water area of ​​the Ochakiv community with anti-aircraft missiles last day. There are no casualties.

In the Kherson region, the enemy continues to shell settlements along the right bank of the Dnipro River. According to the information of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, in particular, the areas of the settlements of Kozatske, Tyaginka, Mykilske, Dniprovske, Respublikanets, Novokairy, Charivne, Olhivka and Kherson were affected by fire.

Last day, the Russian invaders attacked the Naval District of Kherson with anti-aircraft guns and artillery. A 36-year-old man who was in the car died on the spot. A 70-year-old woman was taken to the hospital with an injury. The occupiers also shelled the suburb of Kherson, the village of Stepanivka, with a mortar. Shells hit the headquarters of humanitarian aid. One woman died from her injuries, two more people are in the hospital. The enemy strike damaged the building of the school, hospital and church.

In total, three people were killed and six were wounded in the Kherson region last day due to enemy shelling. In addition, the Russian army struck the Kherson geriatric center in the village of Stepanivka.

In the building of the center, the gates were destroyed, the windows and doors were broken, and there was damage to the roof and the porch. There are no dead or injured.

Work continues to restore normal life to the liberated territory. Road clearing works are ongoing.

The National Police explosives experts examined eight hectares of territory, recovered 377 explosive objects, and destroyed three. Pyrotechnicians of the State Emergency Service examined 10 hectares of territory, removed and neutralized 169 explosive objects.

We will remind, according to the General Staff, the Russians are withdrawing part of the units from Kakhovka and Novaya Kakhovka in the Kherson region. According to Nataliya Gumenyuk, spokeswoman for the OC "South", deliberately demonstrative moves by the enemy regarding the alleged withdrawal from a certain territory may contain some traps.

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