Shelling of Kherson: death toll rises to three

It has become known that two more people were killed as a result of the Russian shelling of the Dniprovskyi district of Kherson on Saturday.

The head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, Oleksandr Prokudin, reported this on Facebook, according to Ukrinform.

"Two more women have been reported killed due to the Russian shelling of the Dniprovskyi district of Kherson," the statement reads.

He noted that the relevant services are currently working to identify the victims.

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Previous reports state that on Saturday afternoon Russian forces shelled the Dniprovskyi district of Kherson. At that time, one woman was known to have been killed and three people wounded.