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Governor: 2 people killed by Russian attacks in Kherson Oblast

by Elsa Court and The Kyiv Independent news desk July 26, 2023 11:06 AM 1 min read
The remains of a rocket that carried cluster munitions found in a field in the countryside of Kherson Oblast on April 28, 2023. (Photo by Alice Martins for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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Russia has attacked Kherson Oblast 55 times over the past day, Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said on Telegram on July 26. Two people have been killed and three others injured, he said.

According to Prokudin, Russia fired 300 projectiles in total, from tanks, aircraft, multiple rocket launchers, artillery weapons and drones.

Russian forces targeted residential areas and agricultural infrastructure, including a farm in the region's Kakhovka district.

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