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Strikes on Kherson burn down Ukrainian Red Cross and NGO aid warehouses

Confirmedon two or more distinct origins, at least one tied to no party: 2 distinct origins, 2 tied to no party.

UN humanitarian coordinator Denise Brown said a new wave of strikes on Kherson burned to the ground the warehouses of the Ukrainian Red Cross Society and the local NGO Shchedryk, destroying relief supplies, and damaged homes and a health facility. She attributed the strikes to Russia. Earlier in December she said 15 aid workers had been killed in Ukraine in 2023 and 34 injured.

When
20 December 2023
Where
Kherson, Ukraine
What
humanitarian
Acting party
Ministry of Defence of Russia
Attribution
Attributed by independent sources. The UN humanitarian coordinator attributed the strikes to Russia.
In the record
Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · monthly summary

Sources

  1. Evidence UN Ukraine United Nations · Unaffiliated origin: UN Humanitarian Coordinator Denise Brown statement, 20 Dec · published 2023-12-20 00:00 UTC
  2. Count UN Ukraine United Nations · Unaffiliated origin: UN Humanitarian Coordinator Denise Brown statement on aid worker casualties, 8 Dec · published 2023-12-08 00:00 UTC

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