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Russian strike against Kherson kills 2

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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)

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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Martin Fornusek is a news editor at the Kyiv Independent. He has previously worked as a news content editor at the media company Newsmatics and is a contributor to Euromaidan Press. He was also volunteering as an editor and translator at the Czech-language version of Ukraïner. Martin studied at Masaryk University in Brno, Czechia, holding a bachelor's degree in security studies and history and a master's degree in conflict and democracy studies.

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