Kyiv, July 21 (QNA) - Ukrainian authorities announced that 22 people, including a child, were injured in Russian attacks targeting the Kherson region in southern Ukraine last night.

Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the Kherson regional military administration, said on the Telegram app, "Russian drone attacks and artillery shelling targeted several areas, including Kherson, resulting in 22 injuries."

He added: "The attacks also damaged two residential buildings, seven houses, a store, and several cars."

These strikes come as Russia has intensified its attacks on several Ukrainian facilities, including ports, in recent days, amid the ongoing military conflict between the two sides and the absence of signs of a near-term political settlement.