On the evening of 9 November and during the night of 9–10 November, Russian forces carried out a series of drone strikes on residential buildings in Kherson. An FPV drone struck a flat on the ninth floor of a high-rise block, causing a fire and injuring a civilian woman. Subsequently, Russian UAVs attacked the city’s residential areas, where three more houses caught fire. Whilst dealing with the aftermath of the strikes, emergency services rescued another woman. All the fires were successfully extinguished despite the threat of further attacks.
- Russian drones attacked residential buildings in Kherson in the evening and overnight.
- An FPV drone crashed into a flat on the ninth floor of a high-rise block.
- An 88-year-old woman was injured in the crash and was taken to hospital.
- Fires broke out in three more residential buildings during the night.
- Emergency services rescued another woman and put out all the fires.
A Russian FPV drone struck a flat in a high-rise block
On the evening of 9 November, a Russian drone struck a multi-storey residential block in the centre of Kherson. The strike caused a fire in a flat on the ninth floor.
According to the Kherson Regional Military Administration, the strike took place at around 8.20 pm. An 88-year-old woman was injured, who suffered a mine-blast injury, concussion, acute stress reaction and carbon monoxide poisoning. The victim was admitted to hospital for medical treatment.
Emergency services arrived at the scene of the incident and put out the fire. Details of the extent of the damage to the building are still being ascertained.
Russian drones attacked private homes during the night
Attacks on residential areas of Kherson continued throughout the night. According to the State Emergency Service, Russian drones caused fires in two detached single-storey houses and on the roof of a two-storey residential building.
Whilst extinguishing one of the fires, the emergency services rescued a civilian woman. There is currently no information as to whether she required hospital treatment.
Photographs released by the State Emergency Service show a large-scale fire in a residential building. The flames engulfed the roof, and the fire spread to the interior. Firefighters were working right next to the building engulfed in flames.
Despite the risk of further Russian strikes, the rescue teams managed to extinguish all the fires.
Russian drones continue to attack civilians in the Kherson region
The right-bank section Kherson Region remains under constant threat from Russian shelling and drone strikes. FPV drones are being used against residential buildings, civilian transport and other targets in settlements near Dnipro.
As recently as 9 November, a Russian drone attacked a car in the village of Vysoke in the Kherson region. According to local authorities, three men were injured in the attack.
