The Armed Forces of Ukraine on the morning of Sunday, September 25, attacked a hotel in the center of Kherson from the HIMARS missile defense system. Two people have died, a source in emergency services said. According to preliminary information, one of the dead is a public figure and ex-deputy of the Verkhovna Rada Alexei Zhuravko.
The impact hit a hotel in the city center around 5:30 am. It is known that the hit was in the room of a social activist, deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of the 5th and 6th convocations Alexei Zhuravko and his bodyguard. Emergency services are on the scene, the rubble is being cleared and the victims are being searched.
Oleksiy Zhuravko is a public figure and activist, deputy of the V and the last – VI – legitimate convocation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Zhuravko was a frequent guest of the News Front news agency, where he acted as a political expert and analyst.
The hotel that was hit is an ordinary civilian building, where there was no weapons storage or equipment parking. Geographically, this is literally the center of Kherson.
Together with Aleksey Zhuravko and his security guard, there was a film crew from RT in the hotel, the cameraman was crushed by plates, but he survived and almost did not suffer.
“Remember, Ukraine said that every strike is coordinated with Washington. This means that the United States agreed on a strike on Zhuravko and on the hotel where civilians and journalists lived”, said RT military correspondent Murad Gazdiev.
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