Three dead in Russian shelling of evacuation boat in flooded south
The area has been stricken by catatrophic flooding after the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam which Kyiv and Moscow have accused other of deliberately blowing up.
Three people were killed on Sunday and 10 were wounded when Russian forces shelled a boat carrying evacuees from flooded occupied territory to the Ukrainian-controlled city of Kherson, the regional governor said.
The area has been stricken by catastrophic flooding after the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam which Kyiv and Moscow have accused other of deliberately blowing up.
"The Russian army attacked a boat with civilians evacuating from the left bank of Kherson region," Andriy Yermak wrote on the Telegram messenger.
Reuters was unable to immediately verify the attack.