Two women injured in Russia’s shelling of Kharkiv region

Two women have been injured in Russia’s shelling of the Kharkiv region today.

The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office on Telegram, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

Under the procedural guidance of the Chuhuiv, Derhachi and Kupiansk district prosecutor’s offices in the Kharkiv region, pre-trial investigations were launched into the violations of the laws and customs of war (Art. 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

Around 11:00 a.m., February 19, 2023, Russian troops again shelled the city of Vovchansk. A local resident was injured.

Around 04:00 p.m., the enemy opened fire on the Kharkiv district’s village of Lyptsi. A detached house and garage were damaged.

Two women, 50 and 32, were reported injured in the village of Lyptsi, Kharkiv Regional Military Administration Head Oleh Syniehubov noted on Telegram. They were taken to hospital and are receiving medical aid.

Additionally, a 40-year-old man was injured in Russia’s shelling of the Kupiansk district’s Kruhliakivka.

In Kupiansk, Russian projectiles caused damage to a civilian enterprise, filling station and garages. Fires broke out.

In the Kupiansk district’s Dvorichna, a fire and salvage unit, health facility, private garages and cars were damaged.

Photo: Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office; Oleh Syniehubov, Telegram