In Kherson Oblast, occupants struck a convoy of civilians, killing five people

On Friday, October 7, at about 8:00 am, the military of the Russian Federation fired at a civilian convoy in the Kherson region from an aircraft. This was announced by the Commissioner for Human Rights Dmitry Lubinets.

According to him, at that time people were queuing for a pontoon ferry to the left bank of the Dnieper River near the Darievsky bridge.

For his part, the press officer of the Kherson region police, Andrei Kovany, in a comment to Suspilny , said that the people who were in the convoy first heard the sound of the plane and saw it, then when it turned around, it fired shells at people.

The shelling resulted in a direct hit by an unidentified projectile, likely a rocket, on a minibus, killing at least five people and injuring five others, he said.

He added that the number of victims may change.

Law enforcers opened a criminal case because of the violation of the laws and customs of war by the Russian invaders.