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Russia shells Ukraine’s Kherson, killing at least one and damaging hospitals

Source: Meduza

Russian troops shelled the Ukrainian city of Kherson, killing a woman and injuring three people, reported Roman Mrochka, head of the city’s administration.

Later the head of the Ukrainian president's office, Andriy Yermak, said that the number of victims had increased to five, while a report from Kherson’s press office put the number at seven.  

Kherson Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said that Russian troops had also struck and damaged two hospitals in Kherson but that there were no deaths or injuries at those locations.

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