Kherson

Ukrainian kamikaze drones caused a total blackout in Crimea, targeting substations, military bases, and ports. Partial blackouts occurred in Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Donetsk, while Russian oil sites were also struck. Russia reported downing 519 drones.

Ukrainian forces conducted a precision strike on the Rubikon UAV training center in Pokrovsk's Lazurnyi neighborhood, killing 10-15 Russian personnel and destroying drone equipment and toxic chemical-laden ammunition. The attack is part of a 40-day SBU operation targeting Russian logistics, fuel depots, and drone command posts in occupied territories including Crimea, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson.

Russian forces have continued attacks across multiple Ukrainian regions, resulting in civilian casualties and infrastructural damage. In Sumy, a 33-year-old woman and her 5-year-old daughter were killed in an aerial bomb strike, with their 13-year-old daughter hospitalized. Strikes also caused injuries and damage in Kherson, Kharkiv, and Zaporizhzhia, including damage to the regional administration building in the latter.

Ukraine's drone attacks targeted a major Russian oil refinery in the Krasnodar region, causing a fire and casualties, as President Vladimir Putin acknowledged fuel shortages and vowed to strengthen oil facility protection. The strikes have exacerbated Russian fuel supply issues, leading to rationing and impacting military operations.

Residents of Kherson, Ukraine, face constant threats from Russian drone attacks, with a supermarket in the city being repeatedly targeted and now protected by barriers and wooden boards.

Russian drone strikes occurred in Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson on June 21, resulting in a 61-year-old man being hospitalized with severe shrapnel wounds in Kherson and one injury reported at a gas station in Zaporizhzhia. No casualties were reported in Kharkiv's Saltivskyi district where a shopping center parking lot was struck.

Ukraine's military-intelligence directorate used a middle-aged officer posing as a housewife to extract secrets from a Chechen commander, leading to a drone strike. Resistance tactics in occupied areas have shifted from open defiance to covert operations due to Russian repression, including surveillance and torture.

Ukrainian drone units are conducting 'middle strikes' to destroy fuel trucks and disrupt Russian supply chains in southern Ukraine. The campaign involves 5,000-8,000 Ukrainian airmen targeting bottlenecks critical to 250,000+ Russian ground forces in Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Crimea.

13 children from Russian-occupied areas of Kherson were evacuated to Ukrainian-controlled territory after experiencing threats, coercion, and militarized training under occupation. They are now in 'Hope and Recovery' centers receiving psychological and legal support.

Russian drone strikes killed one civilian in Kherson after hitting a minibus and injured multiple people, including children and medical workers, across Ukraine. Attacks also damaged a livestock complex in Kirovohrad and a target in Balakliya, Kharkiv region. Ukraine’s Air Force intercepted most of 132 drones and 2 missiles, but several strikes succeeded.

Ken Harbaugh discusses his documentary 'Drone Hunters of Kherson,' which follows Ukrainian UAV operators intercepting Russian FPV drones targeting civilians in Kherson. He argues that Russia's drone campaign is a deliberate terror tactic and a warning about the future of warfare.

Ukraine's interdiction campaign has disrupted Russian fuel logistics to occupied Crimea, forcing the Russian military to disguise fuel trucks as civilian vehicles like milk and food transport trucks to bypass the closed Kerch Strait Bridge and damaged maritime ferries. The land corridor through occupied Kherson and Zaporizhzhia is now used for these disguised fuel transports.

Ukrainian military strikes have damaged several bridges connecting the occupied city of Kherson with the annexed region of Crimea. Kremlin-installed authorities have restricted commercial and passenger traffic along major roadways leading to Crimea.

Russian drones attacked two residential buildings in Odesa overnight. Earlier, two men in Kherson’s Central District were injured by a Russian drone attack, suffering blast injuries, acoustic trauma, and acute stress reaction.

Ukraine is experiencing a rise in premature births, particularly in regions near the front lines of the war with Russia. Preterm birth rates in areas like Kherson and Zaporizhzhia have nearly doubled since the 2022 invasion, linked to war-related stress and displacement.

Ukrainian drones are disrupting Russian supply lines, causing fuel shortages in occupied territories and straining Russia's economy. Kremlin officials warn the war is unaffordable, with budget deficits growing and GDP contraction expected.

A Russian drone strike killed a 75-year-old man in Kherson’s Korabelnyi district on Friday. Earlier that day, the same attacks injured a 12-year-old boy and three medical workers in the city.

Russian drones are targeting public buses in Kherson, Ukraine, resulting in the deaths of three transport workers this year. Drivers on these routes face significant risks as attacks continue.

Russian forces conducted targeted strikes on an industrial facility in Zaporizhzhia and a civilian area in Kherson, causing injuries and severe stress reactions. A 40-year-old man was critically injured in Zaporizhzhia, and three civilians were wounded in Kherson's Korabelnyi district.

Russian tactical forces conducted overnight and morning drone and artillery strikes across four Ukrainian regions on May 24, wounding 23 civilians. A drone strike in Bohodukhiv injured 12 residents and damaged 15 vehicles, while combined attacks in Nikopol injured seven.

President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Ukrainian special forces successfully struck a Russian FSB headquarters in occupied Kherson, destroying a Pantsir-S1 air defense system. The operation resulted in approximately 100 Russian casualties, including killed and wounded troops.

Volodymyr Mykolaienko reflects on his journey from the 2014 Revolution of Dignity on Kyiv's Maidan to surviving Russian captivity during the 2022 invasion. Despite threats of death in captivity, he maintained faith in Ukraine's survival as the country resisted Russian forces in Kherson.

United Nations vehicles were struck by drones in southern Ukraine while delivering aid. The incident occurred on Thursday in Kherson, a port city by the Black Sea. The UN's Ukraine Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported the incident.

A UN humanitarian convoy was hit by drone strikes while delivering aid to Kherson, resulting in an attack on the convoy. The city of Kherson was the target of the aid delivery. The drone strikes hit the convoy twice.

Ukrainian forces report 469 violations of Russia's Easter ceasefire within hours of deadly drone attacks on Odesa and Kherson. A Ukrainian military officer confirmed the Russian side is not observing the ceasefire, highlighting ongoing hostilities despite the declared pause.