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Russian strike against Kherson kills 2

by Martin Fornusek July 4, 2023 11:02 AM 1 min read
The aftermath of the Russian strike againts Kherson, July 4, 2023. (Source: Prosecutor-General's Office/Telegram)
The aftermath of the Russian strike againts Kherson, July 4, 2023. (Source: Prosecutor-General's Office/Telegram)
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A Russian artillery attack against Kherson on the morning of July 4 killed two people, the Prosecutor-General's Office reported.

The strike was reported to take place around 6 a.m. local time. Two residents, a man and a woman, sustained fatal injuries, the Prosecutor-General's Office wrote.

According to the report, residential buildings were damaged in the attack.

On July 3, Russian strikes against the village of Kindiika on Kherson's outskirts injured a married couple, Kherson Oblast Governor Oleksandr Prokudin reported. Earlier the same day, Russian shelling injured three civilians in a village near Stanislav, Kherson Oblast.

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The writers’ association PEN Ukraine said in a statement that Ukrainian writer and war crimes researcher Victoria Amelina died on July 1 after she was critically injured in a Russian missile strike on Kramatorsk.
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