Civilian Injured in Kupyansk Due to Russian Shelling

The adversary fired at settlements in Kharkiv, Bohodukhiv, Chuhuiv, Kupiansk and Izium districts of Kharkiv Oblast.

On September 3, the Russian army shelled Kupyansk. As a result, a 59-year-old man was wounded. He was hospitalized. A shopping center was also destroyed in the city. The head of the Kharkiv regional military administration, Oleh Syniehubov, reported this.

In addition, at night, around 02:00, Russian troops fired on the village of Shyikivka in Izium district. The adversary damaged the building of the canteen. There were no casualties as a result of the shelling. In the village of Cherneshchyna, on September 3, the Russian army destroyed two private houses with a guided aerial bomb.

Udy, Vovchansk, Hatyshche, Budarky, Vilkhuvatka and other settlements were also under Russian fire. Civilian infrastructure was damaged, and forest fires broke out due to the shelling.

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