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Russian Strike Kills Six As Ukraine Marks Defenders Day

Ukraine is marking its third veterans day since Russia's invasion (Credit: AFP)

A Russian strike on a southern Ukraine market killed six people on Tuesday as the nation held a moment of silence to mark a major public holiday honouring troops, authorities said.

Debris, broken glass and bodies were strewn around a market in Kherson city, which lies on the western bank of the Dnipro river, a de-facto front line between Russian forces in the east and Ukrainian forces in the west.

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