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Russian attack on Kherson kills 1, injures 2

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Russian attack on Kherson kills 1, injures 2
A building damaged by a Russian attack on Kherson, Ukraine, on Feb. 17, 2024. (Oleksandr Prokudin/Telegram)

Russian forces struck Kherson on the afternoon of Feb. 17, killing a 49-year-old man and wounding two more residents, Kherson Oblast Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported.

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

Russian troops were pushed to the river's east bank, from where they have since been firing at the liberated territories, regularly resulting in civilian deaths as well as large-scale destruction of homes and infrastructure.

A 49-year-old woman suffered an explosive injury and leg injury when Russia hit Kherson on Feb. 17, Prokudin said on Telegram.

The attack also reportedly wounded a 36-year-old man who was hospitalized in stable condition.

Russian strikes against Kherson Oblast on Feb. 16 and overnight injured two people, Prokudin said earlier the same day.

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Dinara Khalilova is a freelance Ukraine-based journalist and editor. She previously worked as a reporter and a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. 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 Bournemouth University in the U.K.

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