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Kherson is being evacuated

Russian missile strikes left millions of Ukrainians without electricity
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The Ukrainian authorities began to evacuate the remaining residents of Kherson after the withdrawal of Russian troops, BTA informed. The city has come back under the control of Kyiv, after months of Russian occupation. Kherson's infrastructure was destroyed to such an extent that the Ukrainian authorities recommended that citizens  leave the city temporarily. The Russian forces, which have deployed on the opposite bank of the Dnieper River, continue shooting with artillery against the city.

Following the ongoing Russian attacks against Ukraine's power grid, six million households in Ukraine are currently without electric power. The Ukrainian authorities in Kherson reported new civilian casualties after the massive shelling against the city yesterday – 10 dead and more than 54 wounded. Patients in the regional hospital in Kherson have already been transferred to Mykolaiv. There are also 26 children among the evacuees. The patients in the regional psychiatric hospital were also evacuated from the city. More than 100 people will continue their treatment in Odessa.

According to Russia, seven civilians were killed during a mortar attack by the Ukrainian army in Nova Kakhovka in Kherson region yesterday.




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