KYIV: Russian forces shelled two residential buildings in Ukraine‘s north east Kharkiv area on Saturday, killing one individual and injuring one other, authorities stated.
The assault occurred in Vovchansk, a metropolis that lies about 5 kilometres (three miles) from the Russian border and has been continuously focused all through the struggle.
“Russian troops hit a nine-storey constructing and personal house.A 50-year-old civilian man died on the spot on account of the hit to the house,” regional governor Oleg Sinegubov stated.
He stated a 60-year-old lady was additionally injured within the assault, sharing a photograph that confirmed a pile of rubble subsequent to the collapsed part of a multi-storey residential block.
The assault got here hours after Russia fired not less than seven missiles at Ukraine in a single day, two of which have been shot down by air defences, Ukraine’s air pressure stated.
Ukraine has in latest months pleaded for extra air defences from its Western allies because it struggles to fend off a surge in lethal Russian assaults on civilian infrastructure.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday additionally urged Nato to step up arms deliveries to his struggling forces, which have ceded floor to Moscow in latest months.
The assault occurred in Vovchansk, a metropolis that lies about 5 kilometres (three miles) from the Russian border and has been continuously focused all through the struggle.
“Russian troops hit a nine-storey constructing and personal house.A 50-year-old civilian man died on the spot on account of the hit to the house,” regional governor Oleg Sinegubov stated.
He stated a 60-year-old lady was additionally injured within the assault, sharing a photograph that confirmed a pile of rubble subsequent to the collapsed part of a multi-storey residential block.
The assault got here hours after Russia fired not less than seven missiles at Ukraine in a single day, two of which have been shot down by air defences, Ukraine’s air pressure stated.
Ukraine has in latest months pleaded for extra air defences from its Western allies because it struggles to fend off a surge in lethal Russian assaults on civilian infrastructure.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday additionally urged Nato to step up arms deliveries to his struggling forces, which have ceded floor to Moscow in latest months.
