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Russian troops fired weapons and threw flash-bang grenades into a crowd of protesters in Kherson, reportedly wounding at least one person in the leg when demonstrators approached within 50 meters of the administration building.

Kherson, Kherson Oblast
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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent

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Russian troops fired weapons and threw flash-bang grenades into a crowd of protesters in Kherson, reportedly wounding at least one person in the leg when demonstrators approached within 50 meters of the administration building.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

Russian occupiers hurled grenades at pro-Ukrainian protesters

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

Russian military opened fire on protesters

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

Russian military fired into the air

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Russian troops opened fire at unarmed protestors in downtown occupied Kherson

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Russian troops threw stun grenades at unarmed protestors in downtown occupied Kherson

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.196Z

Source story: day-26-2022-03-21