Four districts come under enemy fire in Kharkiv region, elderly woman injured

On May 2, 2023, Russian troops opened fire on the Kharkiv region’s Kharkiv, Chuhuiv, Kupiansk and Bohodukhiv districts. A woman, 73, was reported injured.

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

“Over the past day, the enemy has been shelling civilians and civil infrastructure across the Kharkiv, Chuhuiv, Kupiansk and Bohodukhiv districts,” the report states.

In the Bohodukhiv district’s village of Huriv Kozachok, an agricultural enterprise was hit by Russian multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS).

In the Kupiansk district’s village of Vilkhuvatka, two apartment blocks and at least three detached houses were damaged.

In the Kupiansk district’s village of Petropavlivka, a 73-year-old woman was injured and taken to hospital. Two detached houses were hit.

In the Chuhuiv district’s village of Bochkove, a detached house was also reported damaged.

According to Syniehubov, the explosives experts of the Ukrainian State Emergency Service have inspected more than 16 hectares over the past day and neutralized 346 dangerous objects.