Aftermath of Russian strike on downtown Kherson

(15 Jun 2023)

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Kherson, Ukraine - 15 June 2023

HEADLINE: Aftermath of Russian strike on downtown Kherson
1. Tilt down office block
ANNOTATION.: Russian airstrikes have punched a hole in an office building in Kherson, strewing rubble across the street.
2. Various of destruction in office block
ANNOTATION: The airstrikes on this frontline city of Kherson follow other strikes on the neighboring cities of Odesa and Mykolaiv on Tuesday.
3. Resident Volodymr talking in front of damaged building
ANNOTATION: Local resident, Volodymr, says the airstrike was the first on the city center.
SOUNDBITE: (Ukrainian) Volodymr, 71-year-old, resident:
“This is the first time when they hit the city centre by rocket, and this is scary. Because we lived under occupation for a long time and people are adapting to terrible things rather than good things. As you see, they are shelling us regularly.”
5. Man walks through debris
ANNOTATION: According to the Ukrainian military, Russia has targeted private buildings and port infrastructure with missiles fired from long-range bomber aircraft.

STORYLINE:
Russian airstrikes hit downtown Kherson in the early hours of Thursday, punching a gaping hole in an office building and strewing rubble across the street.

Local resident Volodymr said the airstrike was the first in the city center of the Ukrainian city.

“We lived under occupation for a long time and people are adapting to terrible things rather than good things. As you see, they are shelling us regularly,” Volodymr said while standing amongst the rubble.

The airstrike on the frontline city along the flooded Dnieper River follows other strikes in the neighboring cities of Odesa and Mykolaiv on Tuesday.

Russia targeted Ukraine’s souther region, hitting with airstrikes private buildings and port infrastructure with missiles fired from long-range bomber aircraft, the Ukrainian military said.

In the Odesa region, buildings in coastal villages were hit and caught fire, Ukraine’s Operational Command South said on Facebook.

A Ukrainian air force spokesman said long-range Russian Tu-22M3 bombers and Su-30 and Su-35 fighter jets launched the strikes from the Black Sea.

In the Mykolaiv region, port infrastructure was targeted despite agreements intended to allow grain shipments to resume from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports.

AP Video shot by Sam McNeil

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