New strikes on Kherson. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced this Saturday an act of Russian “terror” to “intimidate” Ukrainians, after a strike on the city center of Kherson, in southern Ukraine, which left at least seven dead and 58 injured.
“In the morning, on Saturday, on Christmas Eve, in the city center. These are not military installations. This is not a war by the set rules. It’s terror, it’s killing to intimidate and (take) pleasure, ”he castigated on social networks.
According to the deputy head of the presidential administration, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, “at least 7 dead and 58 wounded, including 18 serious are recorded” at this stage in this new bombardment on Kherson, he said on Telegram.
“The world must see and understand what absolute evil we are fighting against,” Volodymyr Zelensky lamented again, once again calling the Russian army a “terrorist” on Telegram. “This is the real life of Ukraine and Ukrainians” for ten months of war, supported the Ukrainian president, accompanying his message with pictures showing the extent of the damage.
Kherson, regular target of Moscow
Flames rose from the market, a place frequented on Saturday morning and located in the heart of Kherson, a city liberated on November 11 by the Ukrainian army after eight months of Russian occupation. kyiv’s troops had succeeded in driving the Russians out of the city following a successful counter-offensive.
Under Ukrainian control since mid-November, Kherson has however been the regular target in recent weeks of Russian strikes, particularly on its energy installations. Sounds of shelling were still audible in the middle of the day.