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A Russian attack on Kherson injured three people on the afternoon of Sept. 26, Roman Mrochko, the head of the Kherson city military administration, reported on Telegram.

The strike, reported at around 3:10 p.m. local time, injured two men aged 40 and 79, and hospitalized a 52-year-old woman, the Kherson Oblast Military Administration said.

The men received medical assistance at the scene. Cars and buildings, including houses, were damaged.

As of around 16:45 p.m. local time, six civilians have been injured as a result of Russian strikes on the city in just one day, Mrochko said.

The Kherson Oblast Military Administration reported one injury at 12:20 p.m., having previously reported two injuries at 10:20 a.m.

Governor Oleksandr Prokudin said that six people were killed and 10 more were wounded from Russian attacks on Kherson Oblast on Sept. 25.

SBU detains priest of Kremlin-linked church over selling arms
In Kherson, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the police had detained a priest of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate who was allegedly selling Russian weapons and ammunition, the SBU announced on Sept. 26.

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