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An image of the woman killed in the attack on Seredyna-Buda in Sumy Oblast on Nov. 6, 2023. (Sumy Regional Prosecutor's Office)
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A Russian attack on a village in Sumy Oblast killed a woman, Sumy Regional Prosecutor's Office reported on Nov. 6.

The artillery attack on Seredyna-Buda gave the 63-year-old woman a shrapnel wound. She later died of her injuries in an ambulance.

The village lies on the border with Bryansk Oblast in Russia and was hit at around 8 a.m. local time.

A pretrial investigation is being conducted into the war crime, combined with intentional murder, Sumy Regional Prosecutor's Office said.

Border settlements in Sumy Oblast are regularly shelled by Russian forces.

Russian attacks kill 1, injure 19 in Ukraine
Russian attacks against Ukraine killed one civilian and wounded 19 over the past 24 hours, regional authorities reported on Nov. 6.

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