Kharkiv region: as a result of shelling 5 people killed, 5 injured
DENYS KARLOVSKY — SUNDAY, 8 MAY 2022, 19:15
Due to shelling by Russian invaders on 8 May in the Kharkiv region, 5 people have been killed, and 5 more injured.
Source: Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, "Suspilne" with reference to the head of the Zolochivsk community Viktor Kovalenko
Details: As a result of the shelling of Bohodukhov and its surroundings, 2 people have been killed and three wounded.
In the Kharkiv region, due to enemy attacks, two people have been injured and 1 person has died.
In Kalynovo, two people were killed when a shell hit a house. The shelling of the village took place from the direction of Kozacha Lopan at about 16:00.
Kovalenko's Quote: "Two men, aged 71 and 51, went into the house for lunch. And then a shell flew right into the house. Both died."
Details: The occupiers also fired artillery at the villages of Udy and Oleksandrivka from the territory of the Russian Federation.
In Udy shells damaged two houses and an agricultural enterprise. In Oleksandrivka, two cars, two garages and an adjoining building were destroyed.
According to Kovalenko, subsequently at 17:30 the enemy fired at Oleksandrivka again from helicopters.
Background:
- American specialists from the Institute for the Study of War believe that in the near future Ukrainian troops will be able to push the Russian occupiers in the Kharkiv region back to the state border line.
- On the night of 8 May, the Russian invaders shelled Barvinkove, resulting in the death of an 83-year-old grandmother.
