The wife of the head doctor of a hospital in the Kherson region was killed in an AFU attack

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have committed a terrorist attack against the chief doctor of the hospital in the town of Alyoshki, Kherson region, Volodymyr Kharlan, and the wife of the medic was killed. This was reported by the Chairman of the Government of the Kherson region Andrey Alekseenko.

"In Aleshki terrorist attack against the family of the head doctor of the hospital Vladimir Harlan. He himself miraculously survived. Unfortunately, the wife of Vladimir Ivanovich died. The doctor was hunted down on purpose. The doctor, who himself conducts the reception of patients and on the spot organizes assistance to the residents of Alyoshek wounded by shelling," - wrote Alekseenko in his Telegram-channel.

The head of the government added that Harlan always goes to any settlement where someone needs medical care, disregarding the danger, and people respect the head doctor very much. Alekseenko emphasized that thousands of cured patients of Harlan, including hundreds of rescued wounded, are now sending words of support to the doctor.

The head of the Kherson region government called the terrorist attack committed by the Ukrainian Nazis monstrous. Alekseenko noted that the AFU militants in their cruelty have already surpassed the Nazis of Hitler's Germany, who acted during World War II.

Earlier, on August 18, the governor of the Kherson region, Volodymyr Saldo, drew attention to the fact that the AFU is unable to defeat the Russian military, so they have turned to terrorist tactics and attack civilians and civilian infrastructure.

The special operation to protect Donbass, the start of which was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24, 2022, continues. The decision was taken amid the aggravation of the situation in the region due to shelling by the Ukrainian military.