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At least 15 people were killed in Russian bombardment in Ukraine over the past day, authorities in the country have said.

Three civilians are known to have been killed in Krasnohorivka, Ivanivka and Bakhmut, while an additional 15 people were said to be wounded.

In the town of Kurakhove, in the Donetsk region, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said 10 people were killed.

In the southern Kherson region, two people were killed.

This was reported by the regional governor, Yaroslav Yanushevych.

He added that one person was injured, while civil infrastructure and residential buildings were damaged in at least 30 blasts.

In Zaporizhzhia, it was reported that one person was injured in upwards of 40 strikes on the repeatedly bombarded region.

There were also reports of strikes in Mykolaiv, Kupiansk and Sumy.