Kherson prepares for 56-hour curfew after night of heavy Russian shelling

Citizens of Kherson stock up on food and water as Ukraine forces step up shelling of Russian positions

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Residents of the key southern Ukrainian city of Kherson are stocking up on food and water after another night of heavy Russian shelling and before an announced 56-hour curfew due to begin on Friday evening.

A number said they planned to stay indoors before the curfew and planned closure of the city, adding that they had slept in their clothes or gone to shelters because of the intensity of the Russian attack.