Russian artillery struck Kherson, killing a woman on the street and another person found burned inside a car. The victims' identities were being confirmed.
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The Russian army hit Kherson. According to early reports, a woman was killed.
The occupiers covered the streets of the city with artillery today in the afternoon. A woman was killed on the spot. Moreover, we have discovered a burned body inside a car.
Russian army hit Kherson on January 12, 2024
Two people were killed in the artillery strike according to tentative reports
One victim was an 80-year-old local woman who was outside at the moment of the attack
The second victim was a driver of a car parked nearby
The driver has yet to be identified
Reports from ground are being verified
Russia has kidnapped 132 Ukrainian officials since Feb. 24 2022, most of them in Kherson Oblast, according to Ukraine's Zmina human rights center.
Russian shelling killed two people in the southern city of Kherson
Head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration Oleksandr Prokudin confirmed that two people were killed by Russian shelling in Kherson.
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