Shelling in Kherson region kills civilians, including family of four

At least five people were killed by shelling in Shyroka Balka, a village outside of Kherson, on the morning of August 13, reports Ukraine Internal Affairs Minister Ihor Klymenko.

According to Klymenko, artillery fire in the village killed a resident as well as a family of four — a couple and their 23-day-old daughter died immediately, and their 12-year-old son died in the hospital after sustaining injuries that left him in critical condition.

Andrii Yermak, adviser to the President of Ukraine, blamed Russian troops for shelling Shyroka Balka.

The Ukrainian authorities also report that on the morning of August 13, rocket fire killed two men and injured one woman in the village of Stanislav, also in the Kherson region.