Russian air strike on Ukraine's Kherson kills one person, injures 19, governor says

A Russian air strike on Kherson in southern Ukraine killed one person and injured 19 others on Saturday, according to governor Oleksandr Prokudin. The deceased was an ambulance driver, and one child was among those injured, Prokudin stated via Telegram.

Regional authorities reported on October 17 that Russian attacks killed seven people and injured approximately 90 others over the previous day. In Kharkiv Oblast, a man and a woman aged 58 and 71 were killed, while 41 people were injured or suffered from stress, according to Governor Oleh Syniehubov. In Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Governor Oleksandr Hanzha reported that a 74-year-old woman was killed near Nikopol, leaving two men injured.

Additionally, a man was killed in the regional center of Dnipro following a strike on an industrial facility.

New Voice of Ukraine reported that Russian forces used strike drones and ballistic missiles during attacks overnight into October 17, with movement of jet-powered drones and missiles reported in most regions. The Kyiv Independent noted that Ukrainian forces downed 289 of 332 drones launched by Russia overnight. These attacks included the use of Iskander-M or North Korean KN-23 ballistic missiles striking 22 different locations.

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