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Israeli citizen killed during shelling

An Israeli citizen was killed when a convoy he was travelling in near Kyiv came under fire, according to Israel's foreign ministry.

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Israel's Zaka rescue service identified the victim, whose name has not yet been released, as a 37-year-old man. The foreign ministry said he was trying to get to Moldova to leave the country.

Channel 12 News said that it appears the convoy came under fire from Ukrainian forces who feared they were Russians, though it earlier reported that the Russians were responsible for the shelling, according to The Times of Israel.

The foreign ministry says it has informed the man's wife and child who are in Ukraine and his parents in Israel.

UN Human Rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Monday that at least 102 civilians in Ukraine have been killed since Russia launched its invasion last Thursday, with a further 304 injured, but the real figure is feared to be "considerably higher."

Meanwhile, at least 368,000 people have fled their homes in Ukraine, according to the UN refugee agency.