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1 killed, 8 wounded in Russian shelling of Sumy, Donetsk oblasts

by The Kyiv Independent news desk April 18, 2023 5:53 PM 2 min read
A household damaged by a Russian artillery attack on the village of Richky in Ukraine’s eastern Sumy Oblast on April 18, 2023. (Prosecutor General’s Office/Telegram)
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Russia shelled the village of Richky in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy Oblast on April 18, killing an 83-year-old woman, Prosecutor General’s Office reported.

The Russian artillery troops fired at the village from Russia’s territory, hitting the woman’s house, according to the report.

Sumy Oblast is located at Ukraine’s northeastern border with Russia. It has been the target of daily Russian attacks across the border since parts of the oblast were liberated from Russian control in early April 2022.

On the same day, Russian forces also struck Donetsk Oblast’s town of Ukrainsk, injuring at least eight civilians, said Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko.

The Russian shelling of Ukrainsk damaged three high-rises and 18 pavilions of a local market, according to the oblast governor.

“Not a day goes by without Russian war crimes in the Donetsk region,” added Kyrylenko.

Zelensky visits military positions near front-line city of Avdiivka
President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Ukrainian servicemembers in Avdiivka, the President’s Office reported on April 18. During Zelensky’s visit to Donetsk Oblast, the commander of the Donetsk operational-tactical group informed him of the situation on the frontline.
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