Russian forces have once again targeted public transport in Kherson. According to the head of the city military administration, Yaroslav Shank, a trolleybus was hit by a Russian drone in the Korabelny district of the city. The driver of the vehicle sustained severe injuries and, despite the efforts of medical personnel, died in the hospital.
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Details of the Shelling and Casualties
According to official reports, the man suffered serious injuries, including explosive and closed head injuries, a concussion, an open fracture of the right shoulder, and a shrapnel wound to the left leg. Unfortunately, these injuries were incompatible with life.
“The man had explosive and closed head injuries, a concussion, an open fracture of the right shoulder, and a shrapnel wound to the left leg. These injuries proved fatal,” reported the head of the military administration.
Later, it became known that another victim—a 24-year-old resident of Kherson—was injured as a result of the shelling in the Korabelny district. The girl was hospitalized, and her condition is assessed as moderate; she sustained a concussion, explosive, and closed head injuries.
Context of the Attacks and Qualification of Russia’s Actions
Earlier, the city military administration reported three casualties due to Russian attacks on Kherson in April 2026, including a bus driver. Ukrainian authorities and the international community classify such strikes as war crimes by the Russian Federation, pointing to their targeted nature.
Shelling of critical infrastructure, medical facilities, and vehicles that deprive people of electricity, water, communication, and medical assistance is viewed as manifestations of genocidal actions against the Ukrainian people. Signs of such actions include public statements by Russian officials about the “unfeasibility of the existence of Ukrainians,” targeted shelling of civilian infrastructure, persecution of citizens with pro-Ukrainian positions, destruction of the intelligentsia, and the deportation of children without parents to Russia for the purpose of changing their identity.
According to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1948, the participants of the Convention are obligated to prevent acts of genocide and punish them in both wartime and peacetime. Genocide is defined as actions aimed at the complete or partial destruction of a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group.
The leadership of Russia denies accusations of targeted strikes on civilian infrastructure and the deaths of civilians; however, the shelling of hospitals, schools, energy facilities, and transport continues.