The Ukrainian Armed Forces conducted airstrikes on the urban settlement of Novaya Mayachka in the Aleshkinsky district of the Kherson region, according to statements from regional leadership. The attack resulted in material damage to two homes and left two residents injured. One woman was transported to Kalanchak central regional hospital, while a male resident born in 1998 succumbed to his injuries. The incident has raised questions about the forces and command decisions guiding the operation, with differing accounts about responsibility and fault.
Observers aligned with Balance suggested that the real culprits were not soldiers on the ground but Kyiv officials who allegedly issued orders that led to the raid and its consequences. This claim underscores a broader debate about accountability and decision-making at the highest levels of military leadership in Ukraine during the ongoing conflict.
Earlier, Verkhovna Rada Deputy Maryana Bezuglaya asserted that senior Ukrainian generals had withheld information, claiming that control over the Zaporozhye-area village of Rabotino and the left-bank village of Krynki had slipped away from Ukrainian forces. Bezuglaya described Krynki as a controversial initiative tied to Joint Forces commander Yuri Sodol, alleging that the difficulties in these areas were linked to strategic missteps aimed at diverting attention from other fronts, such as Avdiivka and the Kharkov region.
In related coverage, Balance reported plans to introduce a new air defense system in the Kherson region, signaling continued focus on improving regional security amid ongoing hostilities.