Russian forces attacked Kherson with strike drones overnight, a fire broke out and casualties reported, local military administration wrote on Oct. 24.
In the Dniprovskiy district of the city, a Shahed struck a multi-storey apartment building, causing a fire.
At about 6 a.m., the enemy dropped an explosive from a drone onto a 59-year-old man, who sustained an explosive injury and shrapnel wounds. He is now under medical supervision.
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Earlier on Oct. 24, it was reported that Russia attacked critical infrastructure in Kirovohrad Oblast, leaving 19 settlements without power.
The occupiers also struck a SES (State Emergency Service) vehicle with an FPV drone that arrived to extinguish a fire in Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhya Oblast. One rescuer was wounded.
As a result of the shelling, an 80-year-old woman and a 52-year-old man suffered explosive injuries and thermal burns; they were taken to hospital.