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Kherson region’s Novaya Kakhovka comes under shelling by Ukrainian troops

Ten explosions were heard

KHERSON, October 23. /TASS/. The city of Novaya Kakhovka in the Kherson Region came under shelling by Ukrainian troops on Sunday evening, the city administration wrote on its Telegram channel, citing Novokakhovskaya Pravda.

"Ukrainian terrorists are shelling civilians in Novaya Kakhovka. Russian air defense systems are working! Ten explosions were heard," it said.

Ukrainian troops keep on shelling several settlements in the Kherson region, ruining and damaging social infrastructure and dwelling houses. According to the local authorities, about 70% of houses have been damaged in Novaya Kakhovka. Kherson Region acting governor Vladimir Saldo said on October 19 that Ukrainian troops were regularly shelling the Kakhovka hydropower plant in the Kherson region seeking to wreck floodgates at the hydropower plant’s dam.