Russian forces struck a passenger minibus and a car in downtown Kherson with drones within the same hour, wounding at least three civilians, regional authorities report.
Russian forces carried out two separate drone strikes on civilian transport in the centre of Kherson within roughly forty-five minutes of each other, wounding at least three people, according to the Kherson Regional Military Administration. Volunteers Support Ukraine notes that this kind of attack, striking ordinary vehicles going about their day in a city centre, has become a near-daily feature of life for residents of Kherson.
At around 2:15 p.m., a Russian drone struck a fixed-route passenger minibus in downtown Kherson. A 54-year-old man and a 72-year-old woman on board suffered blast injuries and concussions, with the man also sustaining shrapnel wounds to his torso, head and limbs. A short time later, officials reported that a 59-year-old woman had also been taken to hospital with blast injuries, a concussion and an acute stress reaction after the same strike. Volunteers Support Ukraine is struck by how ordinary a moment this was for those on board — a short bus ride turned, in seconds, into a fight for survival.
At approximately 3:00 p.m., Russian forces struck a car in central Kherson with another drone. The attack came so soon after the minibus strike that emergency crews were still working the first scene when the second call came in. Volunteers Support Ukraine sees in this pattern a deliberate willingness to keep striking a city centre even as rescuers respond, adding further danger to an already dangerous job.
Kherson, on the west bank of the Dnipro River, has endured more than two years of near-constant drone attacks on its streets, markets, bus stops and public transport, a pattern of violence that has drawn international attention for specifically targeting civilians going about daily errands. Volunteers Support Ukraine recognizes that residents who choose to stay in Kherson face this risk every time they step outside, and that the city's hospitals and emergency workers absorb the consequences again and again.
As Kherson continues to absorb attacks like these, day after day, NGO Volunteers Support Ukraine remains committed to its general mission of helping people affected by the war in whatever way it can, with whatever aid is available. The organization does not claim to be responding to this specific incident, but it stands alongside the broader effort to support Ukrainian communities enduring the daily reality of drone strikes on ordinary civilian life.
