The death toll from a drone attack by the Ukrainian army on Kherson has reached 27, APA reports, citing the Russian Investigative Committee.
It was reported that the number of injured is 31.
It should be noted that Russia reports that Ukraine carried out drone strikes on a hotel and a café in the village of Khorly, located on the Black Sea coast.
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1 January, 12:07
Russian investigators say more than 20 civilians have been killed after Ukrainian drones struck a café in the Kherson region, APA reports.
A criminal case has been opened on charges of terrorism following the attack, according to the Investigative Committee’s spokesperson, Svetlana Petrenko.
She said drones equipped with explosives carried out a “massive strike” on a café in the village of Khоrly, in the Kalanchak municipality, overnight into 1 January.
More than 20 people were reported killed and many others wounded.
Other reports later said the death toll had risen to 24, including a child, with more than 50 people injured.
The claims have not been independently verified.