One killed, 16 wounded in Russian attacks on Ukraine's Independence Day

Communal workers clean at the site of a area destroyed during a Russian military strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipro, Ukraine August 24, 2023. REUTERS/Mykola Synelnykov

DNIPRO/KYIV (Reuters) -At least one person was killed and 16 people were wounded in Russian attacks across Ukraine on Thursday, local officials said, as Kyiv marked 32 years of independence from Moscow.

The cities of Kherson and Dnipro, and the frontline town of Kurakhove, were hit by attacks which wounded civilians, and a farmer was killed by shelling in southern Ukraine, the officials said.