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Russian strike against Kherson kills man, injures his wife

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Russian strike against Kherson kills man, injures his wife
The aftermath of the Russian strike against Kherson, July 12, 2023. (Source: Kherson Oblast Prosecutor's Office/Telegram)

Russian strike against the city of Kherson killed one person and injured another, the Kherson Oblast Prosecutor's Office reported on July 12.

"According to the investigation, on July 12, 2023, at around 3:20 p.m., the Russian military once again shelled the city of Kherson," the prosecutors wrote on Telegram.

"A man died as a result of a targeted attack on a private house."

The man's wife was also injured in the attack and received medical treatment at the scene, the prosecutors said.

According to the preliminary information, Russian forces attacked the city with artillery.

On the morning of July 12, Kherson Oblast Oleksandr Prokudin reported that one person was killed and five injured over the past day in Russian attacks against the 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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