Russian troops target trolleybus in Kherson: one police officer killed, two passengers injured

Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of Kherson's regional military administration, confirmed this information.

He stated that two male passengers, aged 33 and 57, were hurt as a result of the Russian shelling and have been hospitalized. Medical professionals are currently assessing their conditions and providing necessary medical care.

Subsequently, Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko reported that a 49-year-old police officer lost his life in the artillery shelling of Kherson by Russian forces.

Furthermore, the enemy's strike ignited a warehouse building. Firefighters are working to extinguish the blaze, which covers an area of approximately 1,000 square meters.

Photo: Ihor Klymenko/Telegram

Roman Mrachko, the head of Kherson city military administration, also provided details about the morning shelling.

He explained that Russian troops shelled Kherson's Korabelnyi district around 09:35, with trolleybus #9 on Naftovykiv Street being hit by the Russian artillery. 

The deceased senior police officer was in close proximity to the vehicle during the attack.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs later released information about the police officer who lost his life in Kherson. The officer was identified as 49-year-old Andriy Tarchynskyi.

It is worth noting that the police officer had previously served as a peacekeeper in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in Kosovo. After the annexation of Crimea in 2014, he volunteered to join the Kherson special police patrol unit and was subsequently involved in the Ilovaisk operation.

The Ministry added that, along with his fellow officers, he endured the harrowing situation during the Ilovaisk operation, where he was seriously wounded but managed to escape the enemy's encirclement.

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