Three people are dead and five others have been injured after Russian shelling in the port city of Kherson, claim local authorities.

The Kherson Regional Military Administration said on its Telegram channel that Russian forces targeted a hospital, school, bus station, post office, bank and residential buildings.

It said there were eight victims, three dead and five injured.

Among those injured was a nurse working at the regional hospital when it was attacked, Yuri Sobolevskiy, deputy head of Kherson Regional Council, said on his Telegram channel.