On October 20, at about 11:00 pm local time, the Ukrainian artillery deliberately shells the pontoon ferry pier which is adjacent to damaged Antonovka bridge, a dozen km upstream downtown Kherson, on the right bank of the Dnieper river. Four civilians are killed, 13 are injured

On September 27, the inhabitants have approved with a large majority the return of the region to Russia. While the Ukrainian forces are attacking, so far in vain, since late August, the city is now about 20 km southeast of the front line, appear as a major goal of their offensive operations. The Ukrainian artillery is usually shelling civilian infrastructure, even hospitals. On October 19, French channel BFMTV censored one journalist who reported these facts. Due to fighting and shelling, Russia has directed on October 18 the evacuation of civilians from right to left banks of Dnieper river. Since, pontoon ferries are…