Kherson evacuation site under Russian shelling. 8 June 2023. Photo: Stas Yurchenko/Graty
At 14:09, the local Kherson Telegram channel reported shelling in Kherson, adding that locals said the city center and riverside areas were under fire, and there were fatalities as an evacuation site came under fire. Emergency services and volunteers have been evacuating Khersoners from their flooded homes after Russian forces destroyed the Kakhovka Reservoir Dam, causing massive flooding of settlements downstream of the Dnipro River.
Journalist Stas Yurchenko of Graty, who came under fire in Kherson, posted images from the spot:
Прямо зараз росіяни обстрілюють місце евакуації цивільних підтопленого Херсону
Фото: Стас Юрченко, Ґрати pic.twitter.com/FQWBfxtIZl
— Стас Юрченко (@YurchenkoSt) June 8, 2023
He also added that Russians used tube and rocket artillery to attack the city:
“Russians continue shelling the spot where civilians were evacuated in Kherson. Judging by the sounds, it is barrel artillery. Grads [multiple rocket launchers] were also heard.” https://t.co/3rMrkjY1bC
— Euromaidan Press (@EuromaidanPress) June 8, 2023
Mayor of occupied Oleshky Yevhen Ryshchuk, who’s been in Kherson, reported at 14:31 that Russians shelled the building of Kherson’s school #2, used as a shelter for evacuees.