"Landmark Church in Kherson Damaged by Russian Shelling"
Russian shelling damaged a landmark church in the Ukrainian city of Kherson, which previously held the remains of Prince Grigory Potemkin, an 18th-century Russian military commander. The attack resulted in injuries to eight people and highlighted the risk to Ukraine's cultural monuments. As Ukraine's military intensifies its counteroffensive to reclaim Russian-occupied territory, fighting has escalated in multiple regions. The Russian retreat from Kherson in November made the city a target of daily Russian attacks, causing civilian casualties. Meanwhile, Ukraine's military has launched attack drones into Russia, and Russia is seeking to boost its forces in Ukraine and increase its army to 1.5 million troops.