two people killed by Russian shelling in the Kherson region

two people killed by Russian shelling in the Kherson region

This Sunday, December 11, two people were killed and five others injured in Russian bombings that targeted the Kherson region in southern Ukraine, said its governor, Yaroslav Yanushevich.

The enemy again attacked the residential areas of Kherson said the governor, Yaroslav Yanushevich, on his Telegram account, saying that the Russian army had struck a maternity hospital, a cafe and an apartment building. ” Last night two people were killed by Russian shelling ” in the region, said the governor, adding that electricity had been restored ” almost 90% in the city itself and its surroundings.

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He added that five other people were injured to varying degrees in the ” 45 keystrokes which targeted the area with artillery, multiple rocket launchers, tanks and mortars. The city of Kherson was recaptured in November by Ukrainian forces in a counter-offensive, which led to the withdrawal of Russian forces that crossed over to the left bank of the Dnieper River. Prior to their retreat in November, Russian forces destroyed the city’s basic utility infrastructure and have since repeatedly shelled Kherson.

In the Black Sea city of Odessa, emergency power cuts continued following Russian drone attacks, spokesman Sergiy Bratchuk said on Sunday (December 11th). regional administration. Authorities also said that “ water supply interruptions had occurred due to power outages in some areas of the city.

1.5 million people without electricity

On Saturday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said more than 1.5 million people were left without power in the Odessa region after Russian strikes using Iranian explosive drones.

(With AFP)

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