The Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kyrylo Tymoshenko said that Russian soldiers shelled the center of Kherson (a city in the south of Ukraine) on December 24, 2022. As of 12:20 p.m., 5 civilians were killed, and 35 people are known to be injured, 16 of them are in serious condition.
Source: The Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kyrylo Tymoshenko, the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy
“Kherson!!! Russians carried out another terror – they shelled the city center! People were killed, and buildings were destroyed. The city center, a day off, many people are on the street. All services are working, we are investigating the consequences,” noted the Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kyrylo Tymoshenko.
The President of Ukraine also commented on the shelling and posted photos of the consequences.
“Social networks will most likely mark these photos as “sensitive content”. But this is not sensitive content – this is the real life of Ukraine and Ukrainians. The terrorist country continues to carry the Russian “peace” in the form of shelling of the civilian population. Kherson. In the morning, on Saturday, on the eve of Christmas, in the central part of the city. These are not military facilities, this is not a war, according to the rules. This is terror, this is murder for the sake of intimidation and pleasure. The world must see and understand what absolute evil we are fighting against,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated.
UPD: 8 civilians were killed.
See also: Russian military shelled Kherson, 2 civilians were killed, photos, video
