Kharkiv region struck with Russian artillery, woman killed

One civilian has been killed and one injured in Russia’s shelling of the Kharkiv region.

The relevant statement was made by Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Head Oleh Syniehubov on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

“Around 02:30 p.m., January 22, 2023, a 67-year-old woman was killed in the artillery shelling of the Zolochiv community’s village of Petrivka. A residential house and household buildings were hit,” Syniehubov wrote.

Additionally, after 03:00 p.m., the enemy used tanks to open fire on a cemetery in the village of Huriv Kozachok. Graves were damaged.

The city of Vovchansk also came under enemy fire. A 5-storey apartment block and a detached house were struck with multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS). A 49-year-old man was injured and taken to hospital in moderately grave condition.

Photo: Oleh Syniehubov, Telegram

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