Russia-Ukraine war: 75,000 Russians killed or injured so far, says US – as it happened

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Kirill Stremousov, deputy head of the Russian-imposed military-civilian administration in the occupied Kherson region of Ukraine has posted to Telegram this morning to say that all stories about successful Ukronazi' counter-offensives in the Kherson region are sheer lies."

He offered no evidence to support the claim.

Educational institutions and residential buildings were damaged by rocket attacks today. Russian terrorists are cynically shelling the civilian infrastructure of Mykolaiv.

Another city school was almost completely destroyed. Part of the building collapsed there. The security guard of the institution was injured. Windows and roofs were broken in nearby private houses.