Civilian killed as Russian army shells Kherson region 57 times in past day

Civilian killed as Russian army shells Kherson region 57 times in past day

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On October 20, the Russian army shelled Kherson region 57 times, killing a civilian.

Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration, said this in a Facebook post, Ukrinform reports.

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"Over the past day, the enemy launched 57 shelling attacks, firing 322 projectiles from mortars, artillery, Grad MLRS, automatic grenade launchers, tanks, aircraft and UAVs," he said.

According to Prokudin, the Russian military targeted residential quarters in populated areas. One person was killed and another one was injured in Russian attacks.

As reported by Ukrinform, on October 20, a fire broke out in a house following Russian shelling of Korabelnyi district in Kherson.

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