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Authorities: Russian attack on Kherson Oblast village injures 2

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Authorities: Russian attack on Kherson Oblast village injures 2
The sign “Kherson Oblast” stands on a roadside on June 22, 2023 in Kherson, Ukraine. (Photo by Yan Dobronosov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

Russian troops struck the village of Ivanivka in Kherson Oblast on Oct. 28, wounding two people, the regional administration reported.

The victims, a 40-year-old man and a 60-year-old woman, were hospitalized following the attack, according to the authorities.

Ukraine's Armed Forces liberated Kherson and other regional settlements on the Dnipro River's west bank in November 2022.

Russian forces were pushed to the east bank, from where they have since been firing at the liberated territories, regularly resulting in civilian deaths and injuries.

Russian multi-weapon attacks against the southern region on Oct. 27 and overnight wounded 11 residents, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said earlier in the day.

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Dinara Khalilova is a reporter at the Kyiv Independent, where she has previously worked as a news editor. In the early weeks of Russia’s full-scale invasion, she worked as a fixer and local producer for Sky News’ team in Ukraine. Dinara holds a BA in journalism from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and a Master’s degree in media and communication from the U.K.’s Bournemouth University.

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