Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the region, said one man was killed and three others wounded, adding that Russian attacks had continued as rescue workers arrived on the scene.

“This is a deliberate tactic by Russia to prevent the rescue of the victims and to harm medics, rescuers, and police officers,” Prokudin wrote on social media.

Kherson was captured by Russian forces when they invaded in early 2022.

Ukraine recaptured it months later but the town has been under persistent Russian shelling since.

In the nearby region of Odesa also on the Black Sea, three people were wounded in a Russian drone attack, local officials said.

Ukrainian and international leaders have blasted recent Russian large-scale attacks that have claimed dozens of lives.

US efforts to halt the war have so far failed to bring about any results.