Russia attacks Kharkiv region, causing casualties

The press service of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office reported this.

"According to the investigation, on April 12, at about 11:15 a.m., the invaders fired at the village of Monachynivka, using 152 mm artillery. A 72-year-old man and a 76-year-old woman were injured," the statement says.

The victims refused to be hospitalized, so doctors provided them with assistance on the spot.

Residential buildings were damaged as a result of the attack.

"The Kupyansk-Vuzlovyi village was also attacked today. A 64-year-old man was killed. Preliminary, the Russian military shelled the settlement with artillery," the prosecutor's office added.

Proceedings were opened for violation of the laws and customs of war.

• On April 11, the authorities of the Kharkiv region decided to forcibly evacuate families with children from 47 frontline settlements that are constantly shelled by Russia.