KHERSON, Ukraine—At least one Russian rocket slammed into a busy street in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson on Tuesday, killing six people as Vladimir Putin delivered a speech marking a year of war in Ukraine, local officials said.
Ukraine’s military and city authorities said 12 others were wounded in the attack.
The blast also badly damaged a line of shop-fronts behind a bus stop, took down power cables, and shattered windows on the opposite side of the street.
A bus station damaged after a shelling in Kherson, Ukraine, on Feb. 21, 2023, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine. (Lisi Niesner/Reuters)Local authorities said Kherson came under fire from multiple rocket launchers as the Russian president delivered a speech.
Russia did not immediately comment on the events in Kherson, where the Ukrainian military said about 20 rockets were fired at the city.
Ukraine recaptured Kherson in November after eight months of Russian control.
The city of Kherson and surrounding areas are now under almost constant bombardment from Russian forces on the opposite side of the Dnipro River.