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Police uncover Russian atrocities in recently liberated territories of Kherson Oblast

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At the end of October, a 70-year-old resident of the village of Kachkarivka in Kherson Oblast was killed after Russian troops threw a mine into the man's yard, according to local police.

The Russian military also kidnapped a resident of Ivanivka who was trying to evacuate to Ukrainian-controlled territory, the police said.

Over the past day, the police have opened 53 criminal proceedings for war crimes committed by Russian troops in Kherson Oblast.

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