At Least 2 Dead In Fresh Russian Attacks On Ukraine's Kherson, Kharkiv

State Emergency Service personnel fight a fire in a house following shelling in Kherson, which Russian forces have attacked regularly since retreating.

At least two Ukrainians were killed and 18 wounded in Russian shelling and drone strikes as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy thanked his embattled people for their solidarity in the face of Moscow's relentless pummeling of civilian areas at the onset of the third winter of war devastating their country.

One person was killed, 13 were wounded, and several houses and a school were destroyed in the southern region of Kherson, where Russian forces shelled 19 settlements, towns, and cities over the past 24 hours, regional Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported on November 1.

Russian forces have been regularly attacking the part of the Kherson region that was recaptured by Ukrainian forces, bombarding it from across the Dnieper River, where they retreated in November 2022 in the face of the Ukrainian advance.

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In the northeastern region of Kharkiv, one 75-year-old man was killed and three people were wounded by Russian shelling in the town of Derhachi, just north of Kharkiv city, said regional Governor Oleh Synyehubov.

Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, located only about 35 kilometers from the Russian border, has been struck regularly by Russian drones and missiles recently.

Zelenskiy took to social media to thank Ukrainians and especially emergency workers and first responders for their unity and spirit of sacrifice.

"After Russian strikes and shelling, and amid the emergency and critical situations the enemy creates against our country, our people can always count on help, no matter the circumstances," Zelenskiy wrote on X.

"I am grateful to each and every one of you who arrive at the scene after Russian attacks in all our regions, clear the rubble, extinguish fires, provide first aid, and -- above all -- ensure the rescue of our people.

The State Emergency Service, police, medical professionals, volunteers, and everyone involved in saving lives -- Ukraine is proud of you," Zelenskiy wrote.

In the Black Sea port of Odesa, a Russian missile struck a fire station, wounding two firefighters, regional Governor Oleh Kiper reported.

Meanwhile, Ukraine's air force said its defenses shot down 31 Russian drones and one missile over nine regions -- Kirovohrad, Kyiv, Cherkasy, Vinnytsya, Zhytomyr, Khmelnytskiy, Sumy, Chernihiv and Poltava.

In Russia, the Defense Ministry said its defenses shot down 83 Ukrainian drones over six regions early on November 1.

"36 drones were shot down over the Kursk region, 20 over the Bryansk region, 12 over Crimea, eight over the Voronezh region, four over the Oryol region, and three over the Belgorod region," the ministry said in a statement on its Telegram channel.

Separately, Aleksandr Bogomaz, the governor of Bryansk, said one person was wounded when a Ukrainian drone crashed into an apartment building in the city of Bryansk.

In the Stavropol region, a drone fell on an oil depot in the city of Svetlograd, regional Governor Vladimir Vladimirov said on Telegram.

After suffering numerous attacks on its civilian and energy infrastructure, Ukraine has in recent months in turn started striking Russian targets -- mainly fuel and oil depots used by the military -- with its own drones.