Over 350 Shells in a Day: Children Were Killed in the Enemy Strike in Kherson Region

On March 5th, three people died in Kherson region due to shelling by the Russian army, including children, as the Head of the Regional Military Administration, Oleksandr Prokudin, reported.

According to him, the Russian military shelled Kherson Region 74 times with heavy artillery and Grad MRLS systems over the past day, firing 354 shells.

Kherson was shelled four times, and 23 shells hit private and apartment buildings.

During the day, the Russian army attacked Beryslav, Novooleksandrivka and Tyahyn territorial communities. In particular, they fired at Beryslav, Zmiivka, Tomaryne, Novooleksandrivka, Mykhailivka, Havrylivka, Zolota Balka, Tiahynka, Olhivka, Lvove and Burhunka. Residential buildings and outbuildings were damaged as a result of the shelling. Luckily, there were no human casualties.

Over the past two days, law enforcement officers have opened 35 criminal proceedings over crimes committed by the Russian military in Kherson region, the Regional Police reported on Facebook.

"In the regional center, a church, private houses in coastal areas, high-rise buildings in Korabel, KhBK, Tavriyskyi and Pivdennyi neighborhoods were hit by enemy fire. The blast wave smashed windowpanes in apartments, shattered building facades, and damaged roof coverings. Police investigative teams were working at the sites of the shelling, inspecting the area and collecting material evidence of the armed aggression of the Russian army," the statement reads.

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