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Russia launched an artillery attack against the Kutsurub community in Mykolaiv Oblast on April 19, killing an elderly woman and injuring her husband, Governor Vitalii Kim reported.
A 14-year-old boy was also injured and hospitalized following the attack.
No further details were provided at the moment.
Kutsurub lies on the Black Sea coast of southern Mykolaiv Oblast, some 45 kilometers (28 miles) southeast of the regional center, Mykolaiv.
Mykolaiv Oblast and other southern regions regularly suffer Russian attacks. Elsewhere on April 19, a Russian missile attack injured one person and damaged port infrastructure in neighboring Odesa Oblast.
UPDATE: Russian attacks on Dnipropetrovsk Oblast kill 7, including children, injure over 30
Russian forces attacked Dnipropetrovsk Oblast with missiles in the morning of April 19, killing at least seven people, including two children, and injuring at least 34 others, local authorities reported.
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