Russian forces shelled the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson on Sunday, killing seven civilians, including a baby, Ukrainian authorities said.
A couple, their 23-day-old child and another man were killed in the village of Shyroka Balka, according to Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko. The couple’s 12-year-old son was critically wounded and later died in hospital, he added.
Meanwhile, two people were killed and one wounded in the neighbouring village of Stanislav, which Klymenko said was struck 12 times with artillery.
“The terrorists will never willingly stop killing civilians,” Klymenko wrote in a Telegram post, accompanied by two photos of damaged houses. “The terrorists must be
