Deadly Morning Strike in Kherson: Civilians Targeted

Six people were killed and another six were wounded when Russian forces struck the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson on Tuesday morning, according to regional authorities. The artillery strike occurred at a central bus stop around 9 a.m. and also hit a central market while residents were shopping.

In a tragic event on Tuesday morning, six individuals lost their lives when Russian forces targeted Kherson, a southern Ukrainian city, regional authorities reported.

The artillery strike, which occurred around 9 a.m., also left six more people injured as it struck a central bus stop and a bustling market where locals were shopping, according to prosecutors.

Despite Russia's claims of not targeting civilians, this incident is part of a troubling pattern of strikes on towns and cities behind the front lines of the ongoing 2 1/2-year-old conflict in Ukraine.

(With inputs from agencies.)