6 killed, 12 injured as Russia shells Ukrainian city during Putin speech

The southern military command said in a statement that Kherson came under fire as Russian President Vladimir Putin was delivering a speech.

Six civilians were killed and 12 wounded in Russian shelling of a market and public transport stop in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson on Tuesday, Ukraine's military said.

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The southern military command said in a statement that Kherson came under fire as Russian President Vladimir Putin was delivering a speech in which he depicted his country as not being at war with the Ukrainian people.