Russian troops shell Vovchansk this morning

Russian troops shell Vovchansk this morning

Ukrinform
The Russian army shelled the border area of the Kharkiv region on April 6 and attacked the town of Vovchansk, Chuhuiv district, on the morning of April 7.

Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv regional military administration, said this in a post on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.

"In the past 24 hours, the enemy shelled the border settlements of the Kharkiv, Kupiansk, Chuhuiv and Bohodukhiv districts using field and jet artillery, mortars and other weapons," he said.

Kupiansk, Vovchansk, Veterynarne, Ohirtseve, Vilkhuvatka, Dvorichna and other settlements came under enemy fire.

Read also: Two injured in Russia's shelling of Ochakiv – Mykolaiv governor

According to Syniehubov, Vovchansk was under shelling this morning. Yesterday, on April 6, enemy shelling of the village of Karaichne, Vovchansk community, damaged a private residential building and caused fires.

On April 6, Russian shelling in Kupiansk destroyed a private residential building and outbuildings. No casualties were recorded.

According to the regional governor, explosives specialists of the Ukrainian State Emergency Service examined more than 11 hectares of the area in the Kharkiv region and neutralized 445 explosive items.

While citing and using any materials on the Internet, links to the website ukrinform.net not lower than the first paragraph are mandatory. In addition, citing the translated materials of foreign media outlets is possible only if there is a link to the website ukrinform.net and the website of a foreign media outlet. Materials marked as "Advertisement" or with a disclaimer reading "The material has been posted in accordance with Part 3 of Article 9 of the Law of Ukraine "On Advertising" No. 270/96-VR of July 3, 1996 and the Law of Ukraine "On the Media" No. 2849-Х of March 31, 2023 and on the basis of an agreement/invoice.

© 2015-2024 Ukrinform. All rights reserved.

Extended searchHide extended search
By period:
-