Three dead in Russian attack on evacuation boat in flooded south: Ukraine
Three people were killed on Sunday and 10 were wounded when Russian forces attacked 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.
“Three civilians died, ten more (people) were wounded, including two law enforcement officers,” said Kherson region’s governor, Oleksandr Prokudin.
In a statement on Telegram messenger, he said a 74-year-old man used his body to shield a woman from Russian fire and was hit in the back and died.
Reuters
