Six Ukrainians were killed by Russian fire on Saturday while taking part in a mine-clearing operation in the southern Kherson region, Ukrainian officials said.
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Six of our specialists were killed,
" the country's Emergency Relief Service said, adding that they were "
victims of fire while carrying out mine clearance operations in the Kherson region
."