Russia's deadly attack leaves Kherson facing up to its bloodiest day | Ukraine dispatch

Earth hitting a coffin makes a hollow thump, not unlike that of the distant artillery fire that rolled across one of Kherson’s cemeteries on Friday morning.

Suddenly, blasts sounded somewhere closer by and, at a bark from their foreman, the gravediggers shovelled faster.

Were they hurrying to beat the shelling, or because another hearse was already making its way along the long row of freshly dug graves? It was probably both.

At least 23 people were killed and 46 injured in an artillery attack on central Kherson on Wednesday.

In the aftermath, Ukrainian authorities announced a 56-hour curfew starting on Friday evening. The victims had to be buried quickly.

Wednesday’s attack was the city’s bloodiest single day since Russian forces began bombarding it from the opposite bank of the Dnipro five months ago, and clearly aimed at civilians.

The targets were a busy supermarket, a railway station from which an evacuation train was about to depart, and residential buildings.

The families who gathered to bury them on Friday were still in shock.

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[fledermaus]

Damn, this is so sad. Thoughts and prayers for the families and friends, thoughts and prayers for Ukraine. Slava Ukraini

[princesativa]

The human sacrifice of this war is mind boggling

[lettucesalad]

Putin: We need a special military operation to protect Russian speakers.

[catzov]

This reporting makes it seem like Kherson is some sort of village and not a region that's like half of Scotland in size, with Ukraine in control of smaller part of it above the Dnerp river.

[franciscolaise]

De Argentina bendiciones hermano y paz al mundo

[WeRunderSeige]

Innocent lives in any war is wrong. World peace

[Natealfjames]

Love hearing your reports Roland, keep up the good work sir

[alfasteel]

Bakhmut is a city in the Donetsk People's Republic . Ukrainian soldiers go to home. Russian people live here!

[ralphchristopherson]

My heart goes out to everyone in Ukraine ❤

[mariaharvey]

My god we have to stop Russia. No more enough is enough.

[briankepner]

It's nice to hear some information coming out of Ukraine even if it's bad news gives us the view that it's not even worse than it actually is. But having a total blackout for what 8 weeks something happened and they don't want us to know about it

[cheriemorey]

This is so sad. Condolences to these peoples families and Friends. A loss to their country.

[nicatnuriyev]

DHONBAS MARİPUL POLTAVA KHARKİV LUQANSK KHERSON CIRIMEA ZAPOROZHYE DONETSK MELİTOPOL SEVASTOPOL BAKHMUT UKRAİNE

[Tmb]

If only a piece of shrapnel had flown all the way to the Kremlin. One of these days. Drinks are on me the day it’s Putler’s turn

[arekporong]

why did the civilians not being evacuated, whatever it is currently the situation in the eastern region of Ukraine is unsafe

[gregorypaul]

Psalm 94: 1 O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself. 2 Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud. - Bible Offline

[evgeniybastrykov]

my condolences to the Ukrainians. International organizations can’t just look at this, NATO and the UN should help Ukraine, because the Russian army has been killing civilians for a year, how long will it continue?

[orvalprosacco]

And after such situations, someone asks why the Russians should not be allowed to the Olympics or peace negotiations cannot occur.

[valeryferry]

A strong response from the European Union, UN, and NATO is necessary, and the perpetrators should be held accountable by an international tribunal. The protection of civilians and territories in Ukraine should be prioritized, with increased military aid

[emmerentiagroenewald]

No sound??Terrible that one man can kill so many innocent and does not even care about his OWN soldiers...👎👎👎👎👎