Russian artillery fire left at least one dead and 18 wounded Thursday, June 8 in the middle of a rescue operation in the city of Kherson, in the south of Ukraine flooded. The shooting came hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to the city.

Russia has also accused the Ukrainian army of deadly fire, claiming to have pushed back further north an offensive of troops and armor. Ukraine: Shelling affects evacuations of civilians in flooded areas; six deaths reported.