Saldo noted this Friday on his Telegram channel that the Ukrainian army launched HIMARS rockets at a caravan of civilians crossing the Antonovski Bridge in Kherson.

The emergency services of the region announced that the Ukrainian Armed Forces launched 12 projectiles against a civilian crossing, 11 of which were shot down by air defense systems and one hit near said bridge.

On Wednesday, regional authorities announced the closure of civilian entry to the province for the next seven days.

In addition, they ordered the organized evacuation of the civilian population from the towns of Berislav, Belozersk and Aleksandrovka to the left bank of the Dnieper River in order to set up defensive fortifications to halt the impending Ukrainian attack.

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