UKRAINE, KHARKIV OBLAST, June 18 — On June 18, at about 8:45 a.m., the Russian troops shelled the village of Kurylivka, Kupiansk district, with artillery, reported the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office.

Kharkiv Oblast comes under massive Russian artillery shelling and airstrikes often, even more so since Russia launched a new ground offensive north and northeast of the region in the Vovchansk and Lyptsi directions in May.

The Russian shelling injured a 47-year-old man. The Kharkiv regional police added that the resident of Kurylivka was on the street at the time of the attack. He is in the hospital.

Russians shelled the village of Kurylivka on June 18 / Photo: Police of Kharkiv region
Russians shelled the village of Kurylivka on June 18 / Photo: Police of Kharkiv region

In addition, the Russian artillery shelling damaged residential homes and outbuildings.

Oleh Syniehubov, Kharkiv Oblast Governor, reported that at night on June 18, Russian troops also shelled the village of Borivska Andriivka, Izium district, injuring a woman. 

At 10:30 p.m. on June 17, Russians also shelled the Nemyshlyanskyi district of Kharkiv, damaging the windows and doors of a house. 

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  • Russian shelling injured three people in the Kharkiv region over the past day, including a 13-year-old boy, reported Oleh Syniehubov, Kharkiv Oblast Governor.