The number of victims of shelling in the Kherson region increased to 24 people

The number of people injured as a result of the combined shelling of settlements in the Kherson region on October 7 increased to 24, the Prosecutor General’s Office reported.

“According to the investigation, on October 7, 2024, the army of the Russian Federation attacked the Kherson region with the help of aviation, rocket and barrel artillery, mortar weapons, as well as FPV drones. As of 5:00 p.m., as a result of combined shelling of populated areas in the region, 24 people were injured,” – reads in the message of the Prosecutor General’s Office in a telegram.

It became known that an 82-year-old resident of Kherson was injured by artillery shelling at night.

Earlier it was reported that 23 people were injured, including four children.

Under the procedural leadership of the prosecutor’s office of the Kherson region, pre-trial investigations have been started in criminal proceedings on the facts of violations of the laws and customs of war (Part 1 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).