Russian shelling of Ukraine’s eastern Vovchansk: man killed, woman trapped under rubble

Russian forces shelled the city of Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region, killing one man.

A woman might be trapped under the rubble of a damaged building, local authorities report. 

Enemy forces deployed artillery to attack civilians in the city of Vovchansk. Unfortunately, one civilian, a man, was killed. My sincere condolences to the family and friends of the deceased, they said.

Emergency service workers are working at the site of the attack.

The occupiers shelled the towns and villages of the Kharkiv, Chuguyiv, Izium, and Kupiansk districts of the region on May 9.

Yesterday evening, the enemy launched a missile attack on Kupiansk, first with Iskander long-range missiles. Civil enterprise buildings and five private residential buildings were damaged.

Three people were injured. A 57-year-old woman received minor injuries. Doctors assess the condition of a 59-year-old woman and a 46-year-old man as medium.