Russian drone strike hits minibus in Ukraine's Kherson, civilian injured PHOTO

Russian forces targeted a minibus in Ukraine’s Kherson region with a drone on the morning of April 17, local authorities announced.

The attack took place in the Dniprovskyi district of Kherson, Head of Kherson City Military Administration, Yaroslav Shanko, said in a Telegram post.

Preliminary information indicates that the driver and passengers of the minibus were not injured.

On the same day, a separate drone attack was reported in a suburb of Kherson, where explosives were dropped on a cyclist, the city military administration said on Facebook.

As a result of the strike, a 70-year-old man sustained blast injuries and shrapnel wounds to his arms and legs.

The injured man is currently under medical supervision and undergoing further examination.

By Vafa Guliyeva