Kherson residents urged to leave amid power and heat risk
By The BriefBrief
Kherson’s regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin urged residents to leave the southern city on Thursday. He said Russian strikes damaged a district heating plant and could lead to prolonged power and heating outages.
WHO:Oleksandr Prokudin
WHAT:Urged Kherson residents to leave after Russian strikes damaged a district heating plant and threatened prolonged power and heating outages.
WHEN:Reported Aug 27, 2026 at 6:40 PM ET
WHERE:Kherson, Ukraine
WHY:Cause not yet established.
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