Two killed, one wounded in Russian airstrike on Kupiansk

Two killed, one wounded in Russian airstrike on Kupiansk

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Russia has launched an airstrike on Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, killing two people and wounding one.

The Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office said this in a post on the Telegram messaging app, Ukrinform reports.

"A pre-trial investigation established that on November 9, at around 11:00, the Russian Armed Forces carried out an airstrike on Kupiansk. Private homes, apartment buildings, and outbuildings were damaged, 15 garages were destroyed, etc. A 61-year-old man was injured," the post reads.

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Due to the shelling, electric wires fell on two passers-by - a man and a woman. A fire broke out and people died at the scene. Their bodies were badly burned, and they are being identified. The occupiers likely hit the city with a KAB-1500 guided aerial bomb.

The Kupiansk District Prosecutor's Office has launched a pre-trial investigation into the violation of the laws and customs of war (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

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