An Russian artillery strike in Kherson, Ukraine, kills at least seven and injures three as conflict escalates. Eyewitness footage reveals the tragic aftermath.
Kyiv, Ukraine — A terrible Russian missile attack hit a busy market in the southern city of Kherson on Tuesday, killing at least seven people and hurting three others, local officials say.
The attack happened when people were shopping in the city’s main area, as Governor Oleksandr Prokudin told us.
He showed us some really disturbing videos of dead people wearing regular clothes found near the stalls selling tomatoes and vegetables, showing just how bad the fighting is for regular folks.
The Ukrainian government thinks the attack was probably done by Russian missiles and hit a spot near a bus stop, making people worried about staying safe in places they thought were safer from the fighting.
A likely Russian artillery strike kills at least 7 at a Ukrainian market, officials say https://t.co/x8STwnNxlk
— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) October 1, 2024
Even though Kherson hasn’t been a big fight zone lately—which is now over three years old—the fighting is still going strong in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk area, where Russia is trying really hard to take over before winter.
In response, Ukrainian soldiers have been sneaking into Russia’s Kursk area, but the government is still trying to get more help from the West.
The Kherson area is one of four places that Moscow took over in September 2022 and still controls, with Russian President Vladimir Putin saying he wants Ukraine to leave these places, but Kyiv is saying no way.
Kherson was taken over by Russia after the big invasion in February 2022, but a strong pushback from Ukraine got it back, taking over the western parts, including the city’s main area, just nine months later.
