A woman rides her bike in the city of Kherson in November, 2022. (Photo by Kostyantyn Chernichkin/The Kyiv Independent)
Russian forces attacked Kharkiv and Kherson oblasts on June 10, killing one person and injuring three, the local authorities reported.
Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov said that according to preliminary information, the Derhachi community was hit with a Russian-guided aerial bomb at 9:30 a.m. local time.
A civilian man was reportedly killed, and two people suffered injuries in the attack.
Russian forces also attacked a house in the city of Kherson, injuring a 102-year-old woman, regional governor Oleksandr Prokudin said. She was hospitalized with explosive and shrapnel injuries, he added.
Kateryna Denisova works as a News Editor at the Kyiv Independent. She previously worked as a news editor at the NV media outlet for four years, covering mainly Ukrainian and international politics. Kateryna holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv. She also was a fellow at journalism schools in the Czech Republic and Germany.
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