A Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian-held village in Kherson killed at least 20 people and injured dozens, Russian authorities say.
MOSCOW: Russian authorities say a Ukrainian drone strike on a village in the occupied Kherson region has killed at least 20 people.
The attack targeted a cafe and hotel in the coastal village of Khorly on Thursday, according to the Moscow-installed governor.
“Three UAVs struck a cafe and hotel on the Black Sea coast in Khorly,” Vladimir Saldo said on Telegram.
“According to preliminary reports, more than 50 people were injured, and 24 people were killed.”
Russia’s Investigative Committee confirmed it had opened a probe into an attack that “killed more than 20 people and injured many more.”
Images posted by Saldo showed a building gutted by fire, piles of smouldering rubble and charred bodies.
Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused Ukraine of carrying out a “terrorist attack” on civilians.
Ukrainian authorities have not commented on the incident.
The village of Khorly is located on a peninsula on the Black Sea coast.
It fell under Russian control at the start of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Ukrainian forces recaptured the city of Kherson and much of the western bank of the Dnieper River in late 2022.
The river has since marked the front line in the region, with both sides regularly staging deadly drone attacks.
