Russians shell Vovchansk in Kharkiv region, two injured

Russians shell Vovchansk in Kharkiv region, two injured

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Russian troops fired on the border town of Vovchansk, Chuhuiv district, at about 10:00 a.m., injuring two people.

The Main Department of the National Police in the Kharkiv region reported this on Facebook, according to Ukrinform.

"In Vovchansk, an enemy shell hit the yard of a private house where a 60-year-old man was staying. He received shrapnel gunshot wounds. Also, a 48-year-old resident of Vovchansk was taken to the hospital with a concussion," the statement said.

Read also: Kharkiv bombing: 18 residential buildings damaged

Investigators opened criminal proceedings under Article 438 (violation of the laws and customs of war) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

As reported, on March 28, a woman was killed and her husband was injured as a result of the Russian shelling of Monachynivka in the Kupiansk district.

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