At least 32 people in the southern Ukrainian province of Kherson have been killed by Russian shelling since Russian and pro-Russian forces withdrew two weeks ago, Ukraine’s national police chief said today.
Russian forces completed their withdrawal from the city of Kherson on November 11 after almost nine months of possession. They are now stationed on the east bank of the Dnieper, from where they regularly shell the city.
“Daily Russian shelling is destroying the city and killing peaceful local residents. In total, Russia has killed 32 civilians in the Kherson region since the recapture,” national police chief Ihor Klimenko said in a Facebook post.
“Many people are evacuating to seek refuge in calmer parts of the country. But many residents remain in their homes and we have to provide them with the maximum possible security,” he continued, saying police were operating in the area again.
Electricity has been restored to the city, a senior aide to the Ukrainian president said earlier today.
Last week, a senior official said that Ukraine will soon start removing people who want to leave the region.
Klimenko also said investigators documented a total of 578 of what he described as war crimes committed by Russian troops and their accomplices in the region. Moscow regularly rejects allegations that its forces have abused civilians.
Source: News Beast
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