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Russian shelling kills 7, including days-old baby in Ukraine

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Ukrainian soldiers ride an APC at a front line near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Aug. 13, 2023. [AP Photo]

Russian shelling killed at least seven people, including a 23-day-old baby girl, and injured at least 22 others in Ukraine's southern Kherson region on Sunday.

"Her brother, who was only 12 years old, was taken to the hospital. Unfortunately, they could not save him. He died from severe wounds. The children's mother, her name was Olesia, she was only 39 years old, died. My condolences," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address.

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