INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday blasted Russian "terror" after shelling on Christmas Eve left at least eight dead and 17
remains within reach of Moscow's weaponry and under constant threat."Kherson
In the morning, on Saturday, on the eve of Christmas, in the central part of the city," Zelensky said on Telegram, publishing images of the
attack and calling it "killing for the sake of intimidation and pleasure.""It is the real life of Ukraine..
beginning of the war in Ukraine, a string of shelling rained down around a busy market, where a fire erupted.AFP journalists at the scene
severe head injuries."At least eight civilians were killed and 17 were injured," the Kherson region's prosecutor's office said on social
shelling, the emergency services said.The fires were put out after 40 minutes but the number of dead and injured was still being
"established," they said on Telegram.Kherson tollRussian President Vladimir Putin in September announced the annexation of four regions in
troops never fully controlled any of the territories and last month were forced to retreat from the Kherson region after a months-long
Ukrainian counteroffensive.But Kherson has been regularly bombarded ever since, with a heavy toll on civilians and the power supply to the
city.On Friday alone the Kherson region was targeted by 74 Russian strikes, leaving five dead and 17 injured, according to regional
15, Russian shelling killed two people including a Red Cross worker in Kherson and completely cut electricity as temperatures plunged below
freezing.Much of Ukraine is struggling without heat or power after Moscow started targeting electricity and water systems nearly two months
ago.The UN's human rights chief has warned the campaign has inflicted "extreme hardship" on Ukrainians this winter, and also decried
likely war crimes by Russian forces.Zelensky visited the White House this week to meet with United States President Joe Biden and argue for
a $44.9 billion emergency military and economic aid package for Ukraine.
