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Three police officers injured as Russians throw chemical substance at Beryslav checkpoint
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Three police officers injured as Russians throw chemical substance at Beryslav checkpoint

In the Kherson region, three people have been killed and ten others injured in recent days as a result of Russian aggression. In particular, Russian forces deployed a drone to drop explosives at a checkpoint, resulting in chemical burns to three police officers.

That’s according National Police of Ukrainereports Ukrinform.

Russian troops again attacked civilian infrastructure in Beryslav and Kherson districts with artillery, mortars, tanks and UAVs. Kherson, Antonivka, Stanislav, Prydniprovske, Sadove, Tomyna Balka, Sofiyivka, Mykilske, Vesele, Beryslav, Odradokamianka, Shliahove, Zmiivka, Osokorivka and Mykhailivka came under enemy fire.

The shell damaged 26 objects: 23 private houses, a car, a garage and a gas pipeline.

The enemy fired artillery at Mykilske, Vesele and Shliakhove, destroying seven private houses.

The invaders attacked Sofiyivka with an FPV drone; the explosion damaged a house and a car.

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At noon, Russian troops launched an artillery barrage on Stanislav. Two men aged 70 and 62 died at the scene from their injuries. The shell also injured a family that was in the garage at the time of the attack. Two men aged 54 and 23, as well as a 52-year-old woman, suffered from the blast, head injuries and concussions.

A few hours later, the Russians launched another attack on the village, wounding a 69-year-old woman. Doctors diagnosed her with blast trauma, concussion and a bruised shoulder. A 49-year-old local man suffered injuries caused by an explosion following the fall of an enemy drone. All the injured were treated by medics at the scene. In addition, a private house was damaged.

A 43-year-old woman was injured in Bilozerka after an explosive fall from a UAV into a private house. The victim was taken to hospital with mine and blast injuries and shrapnel injuries.

The occupiers shelled Zmiivka with mortars, destroying three private houses there.

Artillery shelling in Mykilske resulted in damage to a gas pipeline and a private house.

In Beryslav, the Russians attacked a checkpoint with drones. Three police officers, aged 37, 38 and 47, suffered chemical burns to the mucous membranes of the eyes and respiratory tract as a result of an explosive device dropped from a drone. Their lives are not currently in danger.

Read also: Four police officers were injured in the Donetsk region due to Russian shelling

Overnight, a 72-year-old man was mortally wounded by an enemy drone attack in Kherson’s Dniprovskyi district.

A tractor ran over a mine in a field near Sukhyi Stavok. As a result of the explosion, the 25-year-old driver suffered blast injuries, head injuries and brevity. The tractor was damaged.

In the last day, the police responded to 215 calls and complaints from citizens about crimes and other incidents. 14 proceedings were opened under Article 438 “Violation of the Laws and Customs of War” of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

As reported by Ukrinform, four police officers were wounded in the Donetsk region by Russian shelling.