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Russian strikes in southern Ukraine Kherson kill zone 18 Kiev said authorities had imposed a curfew in the main city of Kherson, starting Friday.
The strikes came as Ukraine prepared for its spring offensive.
Kherson – from which Russian forces withdrew in November – lies close to the front line in southern Ukraine.
Andriy Yermak, the head of the Ukrainian presidential office, said via Telegram: “So far, we know 18 dead and 46 injured.”
“Russian attacks on Kherson are continuing. They are hitting civilians.”
Ukrainian police said Russia bombed the city, including “a hypermarket, railway station, gas station, supermarket and apartment building”.
Officials said nearby villages were also bombed.
Earlier, local prosecutors in Kherson called the attack “massive” and said 12 of the victims were killed in the city and others in nearby villages.
“On the morning of May 3, Russian forces began massive shelling of the city of Kherson and the settlements of the region,” prosecutors said.
Officials said earlier that three people were killed in a strike at Kherson’s only functioning hypermarket.
Prosecutors said that three employees of the “energy engineering team” were killed by the shelling between the neighboring villages of Stepanivka and Muzykivka.
Officials also announced Wednesday that Kherson will be subject to a 58-hour curfew from Friday.
Ukrainian authorities have used prolonged curfews in the past to facilitate troop and weapons movements.
The head of the Kherson regional military administration, Oleksandr Prokudin, said the curfew would last from 1700 GMT on Friday until 0300 GMT on Monday.
“During these 58 hours, it is forbidden to move around the city streets. The city will also be closed for entry and exit,” Prokudin said via Telegram, advising residents to stock up on food and medicine.
He said that residents can go for short walks near their homes or visit shops, but they must carry identity documents with them.
“Such temporary restrictions are necessary for law enforcement officers to do their job and not put you in danger,” he wrote.
Russian forces captured Kherson last year in the early days of the invasion and it remained under Russian occupation until November 2022.
Russian forces withdrew from the city, crossing to the eastern side of the Dnipro River which now borders part of the front line in southern Ukraine.
The strikes came as Ukraine prepared for its spring offensive.
Kherson – from which Russian forces withdrew in November – lies close to the front line in southern Ukraine.
Andriy Yermak, the head of the Ukrainian presidential office, said via Telegram: “So far, we know 18 dead and 46 injured.”
“Russian attacks on Kherson are continuing. They are hitting civilians.”
Ukrainian police said Russia bombed the city, including “a hypermarket, railway station, gas station, supermarket and apartment building”.
Officials said nearby villages were also bombed.
Earlier, local prosecutors in Kherson called the attack “massive” and said 12 of the victims were killed in the city and others in nearby villages.
“On the morning of May 3, Russian forces began massive shelling of the city of Kherson and the settlements of the region,” prosecutors said.
Officials said earlier that three people were killed in a strike at Kherson’s only functioning hypermarket.
Prosecutors said that three employees of the “energy engineering team” were killed by the shelling between the neighboring villages of Stepanivka and Muzykivka.
Officials also announced Wednesday that Kherson will be subject to a 58-hour curfew from Friday.
Ukrainian authorities have used prolonged curfews in the past to facilitate troop and weapons movements.
The head of the Kherson regional military administration, Oleksandr Prokudin, said the curfew would last from 1700 GMT on Friday until 0300 GMT on Monday.
“During these 58 hours, it is forbidden to move around the city streets. The city will also be closed for entry and exit,” Prokudin said via Telegram, advising residents to stock up on food and medicine.
He said that residents can go for short walks near their homes or visit shops, but they must carry identity documents with them.
“Such temporary restrictions are necessary for law enforcement officers to do their job and not put you in danger,” he wrote.
Russian forces captured Kherson last year in the early days of the invasion and it remained under Russian occupation until November 2022.
Russian forces withdrew from the city, crossing to the eastern side of the Dnipro River which now borders part of the front line in southern Ukraine.
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