One dead in Russian shelling of rescuer workers in Ukraine’s Kherson

KYIV, June 20 (Reuters) – At least one emergency worker was killed and several others were wounded in Russian shelling in the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson on Tuesday, the head of the president’s office said.

Russian forces fired at rescuer workers who were clearing mud from flood-hit Kherson and seven people were wounded, the official, Andriy Yermak, said on the Telegram messaging app.

Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said in a separate post that eight of the rescuers were wounded. Russia denies targeting civilians.

(Reporting by Anna Pruchnicka and Kyiv newsroom; editing by Tom Balmforth)