– The railway station and the crossing, a house, a hardware store, a grocery store, a petrol station. – Do you know what these cities have in common? They are part of the bloody trail that Russia leaves behind with its cartridges, says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj in a statement. Zelenskyj’s chief of staff, Andrij Jermak, has published a number of strong images from what will be Kherson on Wednesday, and condemns the violence against civilian targets. The inside of the convenience store after the attack. Another photo from the news agency shows several dead and injured inside the building. Photo: DINA PLETENCHUK / AFPInside the grocery store after the attack. Other pictures from news agencies show several dead and injured inside the building. Photo: DINA PLETENCHUK / AFP Al Jazeera reports that the artillery attack hit one of the few grocery stores in the city that is still in operation, killing both employees and customers. Pictures from AFP and Reuters show dead people on the open street, and extensive damage to a train and a petrol station in Kherson. Outside, the journalists met several people who had been injured in the attack. Russia has so far not commented on the attack. A man with injuries to his foot sits outside the grocery store..Photo: DINA PLETENCHUK / AFPA man with injuries to his foot sits outside the grocery store.. Photo: DINA PLETENCHUK / AFP Curfew throughout the weekend The city of Kherson, from which the Russian military withdrew last November, are close to the front line in the south of the country. Ukrainian authorities declared on Wednesday that there would be a curfew in Kherson from Friday at 6pm Norwegian time until Monday at 4am. A dead person on the street outside the attacked grocery store. Photo: STRINGER / ReutersA dead person on the street outside the attacked grocery store. Photo: STRINGER / Reuters The governing authorities have previously used such measures to facilitate the movement of soldiers and weapons, but the purpose may also be to deceive the Russian military. – During these 58 hours, it is forbidden to move on the streets of the city. The city will also be closed to entry and exit, said the head of the military administration in Kherson, Oleksandr Produkin. He asked residents to buy enough food and medicine before Friday night. They are still allowed to take short walks near their homes and go to the shops, as long as they have identification with them. The photo, which was taken on Wednesday 3 May, shows the damage at a petrol station in Kherson. Photo: DINA PLETENCHUK / AFP The photo, which was taken on Wednesday 3 May, shows the damage at a petrol station in Kherson. Photo: DINA PLETENCHUK / AFP – Such interim measures are necessary so that the police can do their job and not put divers in danger. Kherson was captured by Russian forces at the beginning of February last year, and was occupied until November. They then retreated to the eastern side of the Dnipro River, which now marks parts of the front line in southern Ukraine. Nectar for assassination blame The attack in Kherson happened on the same day that Russia blamed Ukraine for a drone attack on the Kremlin, where the aim is said to have been to kill Vladimir Putin. Russia said Putin was safe, but threatened a response. Ukraine has denied the debts, and reported flight alerts over Kyiv and several other cities. – We did not attack Putin or Moscow, but we fight on our own territory and defend our villages and towns, said President Zelenskyj at Wednesday’s Nordic summit in Helsinki. Zelenskyj responded to the debts during the Nordic summit in Helsinki on Wednesday. Photo: Javad Parsa / NTBZelenskyj responded to the debts during the Nordic summit in Helsinki on Wednesday. Photo: Javad Parsa / NTB In Ukraine, Zelenskyj’s comments were elaborated by spokesman Mikhailo Podoljak. – Such an action would have provoked Russia to carry out more radical actions and justify huge attacks against Ukrainian cities, civilians and infrastructure. The two drones that Russian authorities describe were shot down, according to Russia. So far, only Russian official sources claim that they were found. The information has not been confirmed by independent bodies.
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