Russian shelling of the Kherson region in southern Ukraine on Wednesday left two dead and two injured in a missile attack on Kharkiv.This was reported by representatives of Ukrainian regional authorities.An 81-year-old woman and a 68-year-old man were killed during the shelling of the village of Novotyaginka, located about 40 km from Kherson, said the governor of the region, Alexander Prokudin.Two civilians were lightly injured in rocket attacks on industrial facilities in Kharkiv, about 30 kilometers from the Russian border, local authorities said.Recall that Ukraine retook Kherson in November after almost eight months of occupation by Russian troops, who captured it shortly after the invasion. Now this area is under almost constant shelling from Russian troops located on the opposite bank of the Dnieper.The heaviest fighting of the war has been in eastern and northeastern Ukraine, and Ukrainian officials say they expect Russian missile and drone attacks to intensify in the coming months. days as Friday marks the anniversary of the Russian invasion.

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