The Moscow-appointed governor says the attack in southern Kherson left nine dead and nine others “severely injured.”
Ukrainian forces have killed at least nine people and wounded nine others in attacks on the Russian-occupied part of the southern Kherson region, Russian-installed authorities in the region said.
The strikes hit an employment center on Friday in Chaplynka, a town about 100 kilometers southeast of the regional capital Kherson, the region’s Moscow-appointed governor, Vladimir Saldo, said.
“At the moment, nine dead people have been recovered from the rubble, and nine seriously injured people,” Saldo told Russian state television.
Moscow-backed official Konstantin Basyuk accused Kiev of attacking civilian infrastructure in Chaplynsky, including the local pension office and job center.
Ukrainian officials and Ukrainian media have not confirmed the attacks.
Al Jazeera could not independently confirm the strikes or resulting casualties or damage.
Russia captured the Kherson region shortly after launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, but has since abandoned the region’s main city and other centers on the west bank of the Dnipro River.
The attacks reported Friday came as Kiev mounts a counter-offensive to retake territory from Russian forces, targeting the south of the country.