Russia hits public transport bus in Ukraine's Kherson with drone: number of wounded increases to 8

Roman Mrochko, the head of the Kherson City Military Administration, reported this.

According to him, the number of wounded as a result of yesterday's attack by a Russian drone on a bus in Kherson has increased to eight.

On Tuesday, January 7, a 34-year-old man was treated by doctors for concussion, blast trauma and a shrapnel wound to his leg.

Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, and Roman Mrochko, head of the City Military Administration, reported that at about 5:00 p.m., the invading Russian forces attacked a public transport bus in Kherson with a UAV.

"They hit a bus carrying passengers on route 3," the post says.

According to preliminary information, one person was killed, and nine others were injured. The information is currently being clarified.

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Later, Prokudin clarified that the attack killed a 50-year-old man. He suffered an explosive injury incompatible with life.

In addition, six people were wounded - women, 47, 55, 58, 51 and 30 years old, were taken to the hospital. A 21-year-old local man was also injured. The man received an explosive injury and shrapnel wounds to his legs.

• Oleksandr Tolokonnikov, head of the internal and information policy department of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, said that on January 6, the invading Russian forces attacked the Kherson region with artillery and drones, injuring 6 people.