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Two people killed in Russian shelling of Ukrainian town of Nikopol - Kyiv

A rescuer works on the roof of a residential building damaged by a Russian military strike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine July 16, 2022. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS

Two people were killed in Nikopol on Saturday when heavy Russian shelling hit the southern Ukrainian town, the emergency services and regional governor said.

Rescuers recovered the bodies of two people in the rubble, the emergency services said. The regional governor of Dnipropetrovsk, Valentyn Reznichenko, said that Russia fired 53 Grad rockets at the town.

A rescuer works inside a residential building damaged by a Russian military strike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine July 16, 2022. Press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine/Handout via REUTERS

(Reporting by Tom Balmforth and Max Hunder; Editing by Mark Potter)

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