Multiple casualties reported as Russian artillery shells Kherson

As Russian forces launched a massive artillery strike on Kherson, among the facilities hit is a local hospital where a nurse was injured.

The Russian artillery is shelling the residential quarters of Kherson. Multiple casualties have been reported.

This was reported on Telegram by the Kherson Regional Military Administration, Ukrinform saw.

"Kherson is under a massive attack by Russian artillery! The enemy is prowling the residential quarters of the city. At this moment, multiple casualties - wounded and killed - have been reported," the statement said.

A local hospital was also shelled, according to the Ministry of Health.

"The regional clinical hospital of Kherson came under fire. A nurse has been injured," the statement reads.

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