Ukraine war live updates: Russia says it thwarted large-scale offensive in Donetsk; Kremlin dismisses fake Putin radio ‘hack’

Kherson, a southern port city in Ukraine, was occupied by Russian troops for more than eight months before they were driven out by Ukrainian forces in November.

Reuters reports that the area is now the focus of relentless Russian bombardment.

And on Monday, Oleksandr Prokudin, the head of the Kherson RMA, said the region was shelled again overnight.