Kharkiv is shelled again: a teenager and two other people have been wounded
KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO — MONDAY, 30 MAY 2022, 20:12
Three civilians have been wounded, including a 16-year-old boy, as a result of the shelling of Kharkiv on Monday.
Source: Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office
Quote: "According to the investigation, the Russian military shelled the Kyiv district of Kharkiv on 30 May 2022. Nine streets came under fire.
Three civilians were injured as a result of the shelling: a 16-year-old boy and two men. All are currently in hospital."
Details: The prosecutor's office reported that the shelling damaged a number of houses and outbuildings. In addition, a fire broke out in some garage units with an area of almost 400 sq. m.
Under the procedural guidance of the Kharkiv regional prosecutor's office, a pre-trial investigation has been opened into violations of the laws and customs of war (Part 1 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
Background: On 29 May, Kharkiv mayor Ihor Terekhov announced the shelling of some parts of the city.
On 26 May, Russian troops fired on Kharkiv’s Shevchenko, Kyiv and Pavlovo Pole districts. As a result of the shelling, nine people were killed, including a 5-month-old baby, and 19 were injured.
