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Russian attacks on Kharkiv, Kherson oblasts kill 1, injure 3, including 102-year-old woman

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Russian attacks on Kharkiv, Kherson oblasts kill 1, injure 3, including 102-year-old woman
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.

Settlements in Kherson and Kharkiv oblasts are subjected to regular Russian strikes due to their proximity to the front line.

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Kateryna Denisova is a reporter at the Kyiv Independent, covering Ukrainian domestic politics and social issues. She joined the newsroom in 2024 as a news editor following four years at the NV media outlet. Kateryna holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. She was also a fellow at journalism schools in the Czech Republic and Germany.

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