Aftermath of Russian strike on downtown Kherson

(15 Jun 2023) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Kherson, Ukraine - 15 June 2023 1. Tilt down from airstrike damage on building to rubble on ground 2. Various of hole in building 3. Local resident Volodymr, 71, standing in front of damaged building 4. SOUNDBITE: (Ukrainian) Volodymr, 71 years-old, resident: “This is the first time when they hit the city centre by rocket, and this is scary. Because we lived under occupation for a long time and people are adapting to terrible things rather than good things. As you see, they are shelling us regularly.” 5. Pan of damaged building 6. Close of torn office equipment hanging from hole 7. Close of damage 8. Soldier walking through rubble 9. Man checking car covered with debris 10. Volodymr standing among rubble 11. Various of damaged building STORYLINE: Russian airstrikes hit downtown Kherson in the early hours of Thursday, punching a gaping hole in an office building and strewing rubble across the street. Local resident Volodymr said the airstrike was the first in the city center of the Ukrainian city of Kherson. “We lived under occupation for a long time and people are adapting to terrible things rather than good things. As you see, they are shelling us regularly,” Volodymr said while standing amongst the rubble. The airstrike on the frontline city along the flooded Dnieper River follows other strikes in neighboring cities of Odesa and Mykolaiv on Tuesday. Russia targeted Ukraine’s southern Black Sea regions of Odesa and Mykolaiv, hitting with airstrikes private buildings and port infrastructure with missiles fired from long-range bomber aircraft, the Ukrainian military said. In the Odesa region, buildings in coastal villages were hit and caught fire, Ukraine’s Operational Command South said on Facebook. A Ukrainian air force spokesman said long-range Russian Tu-22M3 bombers and Su-30 and Su-35 fighter jets launched the strikes from the Black Sea. In the Mykolaiv region, port infrastructure was targeted despite agreements intended to allow grain grain shipments to resume from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports. AP Video shot by Sam McNeil =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: [email protected]. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...