Explosions were heard in the city of Kherson after midnight on January 8, 2023. While the specific perpetrator was not explicitly confirmed in this brief report, it follows a pattern of recent shelling by Russian artillery units.
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Sounds of explosions were heard in Kherson after midnight on January 8, 2023.
Russian troops used widely banned air-dropped incendiary ammunition to attack the central residential area in Kherson city.
Russian forces shelled the territory of the Kherson region 77 times last day using artillery, MLRS, and mortars.
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