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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Peter Beaumont in Kyiv

Ukrainian strike on Russian-held town attributed to US-supplied missile

A satellite image shows the aftermath of the Ukrainian strike on a Russian ammunition depot in Nova Kakhovka
A satellite image shows the aftermath of the Ukrainian strike on a Russian ammunition depot in Nova Kakhovka. Photograph: Planet Labs PBC/AP

At least seven people were reportedly killed by a Ukrainian missile strike on a large ammunition store in the town of Nova Kakhovka, in Russia-occupied Kherson, in a strike attributed to recently acquired US weapons.

The claims of fatalities were made by the Russian-installed administration in the town and could not be immediately verified, though footage on social media showed a large explosion lighting up the night, burning ammunition and towering smoke.

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