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Russian aircraft and artillery struck Kherson and the surrounding region on October 17, killing at least one person, an emergency ambulance driver, and injuring between 20 and 40 others, including young children, according to Ukrainian officials and multiple outlets. Russian tactical aviation reportedly dropped eight guided glide bombs on the city's Korabelnyi district, damaging about ten residential high-rises and wounding a one-month-old infant. Accounts from Ukrinform and Ukrainska Pravda gave slightly different injury totals, ranging from 20 to 40, reflecting the scale and continuation of attacks throughout the day. The strikes add to a pattern of repeated Russian bombardment of Kherson's residential areas.