New Year's Eve strike: 24 people died in Kherson region after UAV attack

Drones hit a cafe and a hotel in the village of Khorly, Kherson region, where civilians were celebrating the New Year. As a result of the strike, 24 people were killed, including a child, and more than 50 were injured. For more information, see the Izvestia article.

A drone strike on a cafe in the Kherson region killed 24 people.

On New Year's Eve, 24 people, including a child, were killed and more than 50 injured as a result of an attack by Ukrainian drones on civilian objects in the village of Khorly in the Kherson region. This was announced by the governor of the region, Vladimir Saldo.

According to him, the strike was targeted at the place of celebration, where there were civilians. The governor noted that the attack was carried out after reconnaissance and timed to coincide with the New Year's address.

One of the drones, equipped with an incendiary mixture, caused a fire in the first hour of the night, which was extinguished only in the morning. The total area of the fire, which was completely extinguished by 08:40 Moscow time, was 500 square meters. This was announced by the press secretary of the Kherson governor, Vladimir Vasilenko, in a conversation with TASS.

The investigative committee opened a case on the death of 24 people in a drone strike in the Kherson region.

A criminal case on a terrorist attack has been opened in connection with the death of 24 civilians in the Kherson region on New Year's Eve. This was announced by the official representative of the Investigative Committee of Russia Svetlana Petrenko.

The criminal case was initiated under Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Terrorist act") as a result of an attack on civilian objects. Currently, the investigation is establishing all the circumstances of the incident and the persons involved in the commission of the crime.

Six people are in serious condition after the Ukrainian Armed Forces hit a cafe in the Kherson region.

Six people, including children, were seriously injured as a result of a night drone strike on the territory of the Kherson region. This was announced by the Assistant Minister of Health of the Russian Federation Alexey Kuznetsov.

According to him, a total of 13 victims, including two minors, were taken to medical institutions in the region.

Telemedicine consultations with specialists from leading federal centers have been organized to organize treatment. The coordination of medical assistance to victims is carried out by the Federal Center for Disaster Medicine of the Ministry of Health of Russia.

People injured in a drone strike on a hotel and cafe in the Kherson region are also being taken to Crimean medical institutions for treatment. This was announced by Olga Kurlaeva, adviser to the head of Crimea.

"Crimean hospitals are already ready and are taking in those injured as a result of the drone strike from the Kherson region. There are women among the victims. The condition is being assessed by Crimean doctors," Kurlayeva wrote on her Telegram channel.

The authorities did not rule out the involvement of Western intelligence services in the strike in the Kherson region.

The special services of the United Kingdom and the EU may be involved in the attack on a cafe and a hotel in the Kherson region on New Year's Eve. This was announced on January 1 by the governor of the region, Vladimir Saldo.

"Given the extreme cynicism of the attack, Kiev feels unpunished, which indicates the direct involvement of British and European intelligence agencies in planning this crime," he said in a conversation with RIA Novosti.

Saldo stressed that all those responsible for the strike will be found and punished. According to him, the morning attack by drones of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on a hotel and cafe in Khorly fully exposes the terrorist nature of the Kiev regime.