Russian forces fired at Kharkiv region, Zolochiv was shelled with cluster munitions – Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration
IRYNA BALACHUK — FRIDAY, 17 JUNE 2022, 09:00
On the night of 17 June, the Russians shelled the village of Zolochiv in the Kharkiv region with cluster munitions, damaging seven houses and injuring a woman.
Source: Suspilne quoting Viktor Kovalenko, head of the hromada [amalgamated territorial community - ed.] of Zolochiv; Oleh Sinehubov, head of the Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration, on Telegram
Details: According to Kovalenko, the attack took place around 02:00 on Friday, 17 June. Seven houses were damaged as a result of the Russian shelling.
According to Sinehubov, an 82-year-old woman was injured in Zolochiv. In the village of Morozivka, Izium district, a 70-year-old man was injured.
Last night the Russian forces fired on Shevchenkivskyi, Novobavarskyi and Kholodnohirskyi districts of Kharkiv, as well as settlements in Kharkiv Oblast.
In Kharkiv, industrial buildings and buildings of a private enterprise were damaged; there were no casualties.
In the Kharkiv district, private households in the town of Derhachi were damaged; a farm building and a technical building in the town of Pisochyn were on fire.
In Chuhuiv district, a private house and a garage in the village of Korobochkyne were damaged, and private vehicles were destroyed.
Sinehubov also said that the fighting continues on the front line. The Russian troops tried to reconnoitre by fighting in the area of Kochubeivka, but suffered losses and withdrew.
In the area of Izium, the occupiers are trying to continue the offensive on the Sloviansk front, but, according to the head of the Kharkiv Oblast Military Administration, the [Ukrainian] defenders are holding the defence, repelling all attacks of the invaders and inflicting significant losses.
Background:
On 14 June, the Russian occupiers dropped parachute shells on the village of Zolochiv in the Kharkiv region.
