Russia Hits Ukraine With Shells, Shaheds, Jet Drones, Kills Two in Kherson

Russian strikes killed two civilians in Kherson and injured others in Sloviansk (Donetsk region) on the morning of Saturday, August 2, as Moscow launched 53 UAVs at Ukraine.

According to Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration (OVA), Russian forces shelled the Korabelnyi district, fatally wounding a 68-year-old woman. Two others were injured and are receiving medical treatment.

In the Dniprovskyi district of Kherson, a residential building was hit. A man’s body was recovered from the rubble by rescuers.

Meanwhile, Russian kamikaze drones struck the center of Sloviansk in the Donetsk region, damaging the Sloviansk Hotel and nearby residential buildings.

Vadym Lyakh, head of the local military administration, reported that Shahed-type drones were used in the attack. One person was injured, with details on their condition still being clarified.

In the Kharkiv region, early Saturday shelling left much of the Izyum district, including the town of Izyum, without electricity. The local military administration reported that power restoration is underway, with water supply and sewage systems already operating again.

On the evening of Friday, August 1, Russian forces attacked Kharkiv using a Molniya [Lightning] strike drone. According to regional governor Oleh Synehubov and local police, 10 people were injured, including three children: a 5-month-old baby and two boys aged 9 and 10.

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Five of the victims were hospitalized; the others received treatment on the scene. The drone hit a tree, damaging a nearby residential building and several cars.

From 6:00 p.m. Friday through Saturday morning, Russia launched 53 UAVs at Ukraine, including 45 Shahed drones and decoys, and 8 high-speed jet drones, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.

Air defense forces shot down or suppressed 45 aerial targets: 8 jet drones and 37 Shaheds.

Drone hits were recorded in five locations, and debris from downed UAVs fell in two more.