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Russian shelling of Kherson hits a supermarket and rail station, killing 21

Confirmedon two or more distinct origins, at least one tied to no party: 2 distinct origins, 2 tied to no party.

Zelenskyy said at least 21 people were killed and 48 wounded when shelling hit a railway station and crossing, a hardware store, a grocery supermarket, a petrol station and a house in Kherson region. Al Jazeera's reporter in Kherson said artillery hit one of the city's few working superstores, killing staff and customers. UN humanitarian coordinator Matthew Hollingworth said he was appalled and saddened, and the UN said the dead included three engineers repairing earlier damage.

When
3 May 2023
Where
Kherson, Ukraine
What
artillery
Acting party
Ministry of Defence of Russia
Attribution
Attributed by independent sources. Ukrainian officials attributed the shelling to Russia; Russia did not comment.
In the record
Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · monthly summary

Sources

  1. Origin of the claim Al Jazeera Media · Unaffiliated origin: Zelenskyy Telegram statement, 3 May 2023 · published 2023-05-03 00:00 UTC
  2. Evidence Al Jazeera Media · Unaffiliated origin: Al Jazeera reporter in Kherson · published 2023-05-03 00:00 UTC
  3. Corroboration UN News United Nations · Unaffiliated origin: UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Ukraine statement, 4 May 2023 · published 2023-05-04 00:00 UTC

History

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