Russia Strikes Kherson Region, Injures 22 Civilians
Russian armed forces struck the Kherson region with artillery and multiple types of drones, injuring at least 22 civilians over the course of Thursday, Aug. 6.
According to the Kherson Region Prosecutor’s Office, Russian forces shelled the region throughout the whole day, targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure. The office opened a pre-trial investigation into suspected war crimes under Article 438 of Ukraine’s Criminal Code.
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FPV drones struck two buses in a day
Prosecutors reported that a Russian first-person-view drone (FPV) struck a bus during the morning, in the village of Komyshany, injuring seven civilians who were on their way to work.
Later in the day, another FPV drone struck a fixed-route minibus in Kherson, wounding five passengers, including a 15-year-old boy.
All of the victims were hospitalized and received treatment.
Additional drone strikes and infrastructure damage
Additionally, 10 other civilians were injured in the Kherson city and in the village of Inhulets as a result of a separate Russian drone attack during the day, bringing the total number of wounded to 22.
According to the Prosecutor’s office, private homes, multi-story apartment blocks, hospital premises and a bank building were damaged in the attacks, along with private vehicles and buses.
Investigators are reportedly continuing to collect evidence at the impact sites to support future accountability efforts, as Russia continues to violate international humanitarian law under the Geneva Conventions by targeting civilians.
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Frontline regions continue to bear the brunt of strikes
Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) detailed the figures in its “Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict” report, citing June 2026 as the deadliest month since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.
Over the first six months of the year, civilian casualties reached 1,396 killed and 7,978 injured, according to the mission. That figure is 37% higher than the same period in 2025, when 1,122 people were killed and 5,734 injured, and 114% higher than in 2024, when 940 were killed and 3,442 injured.
The consistency of the increased civilian death toll suggests the escalation is not an isolated spike but a progressive shift in the intensity and reach of attacks on populated areas and civilian infrastructure, such as residential buildings and schools.
According to HRMMU, Zaporizhzhia had 23 people killed and 229 injured in June, while Kherson saw 18 killed and 236 injured, and Dnipro reported 25 killed and 77 injured. These figures placed the three regions well above the rest of the country, reflecting their sustained exposure to shelling, drone strikes and aerial bombardment near the contact line.
On Tuesday, Aug. 4, a chilling video emerged online, showing a Russian FPV drone chasing a civilian through a Kherson street before exploding nearby, leaving the man injured.
Ukrainian authorities condemned the attack as a deliberate hunt for civilians and called it another Russian war crime requiring an international response, underscoring Kyiv’s repeated appeals for the delivery of Patriot interceptors and stronger accountability mechanisms.