One killed, one wounded by enemy shelling in Kherson region

One killed, one wounded by enemy shelling in Kherson region

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The Russian army shelled a village in the Kherson region early on Thursday, June 15, killing a local woman and wounding another woman.

That's according to the Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office, Ukrinform reports.

"According to the investigation, on June 15, at around 10:30, the Russian military began shelling a village in the Kherson district. As a result, a local resident sustained fatal injuries. Another woman was also injured and hospitalized," the report said.

According to preliminary data, the Russian military used mortars.

Residential buildings and outbuildings were damaged.

A pretrial investigation has been launched into the violation of the laws and customs of war.

Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, said in a post on Telegram that the enemy had shelled the Kherson suburb of Zelenivka.

"Unfortunately, an 80-year-old woman was killed and a 69-year-old woman was injured by an enemy strike," he added.

On the evening of June 14, Russian troops shelled Kherson, injuring two volunteers, including a foreigner.

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