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Russia launches airstrike on Kharkiv region: Residential buildings damaged, people injured

Russia launches airstrike on Kharkiv region: Residential buildings damaged, people injured Photo: Russian shelling of Kharkiv region on July 14 (t.me/prokuratura_kharkiv)
Author: Liliana Oleniak

Russian troops conducted air strikes on the village of Bohuslavka in the Borivske territorial community and the town of Kivsharivka in the Kupiansk district. Two civilians were injured and houses were damaged, according to the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office.

Pre-trial investigations have been launched into violating the laws and customs of war (Part 1 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

According to the investigation, on July 14, at about 4:40 p.m., Russian troops launched air strikes on the village of Bohuslavka, Borivske territorial community. A 21-year-old man was injured. Residential buildings were damaged. Preliminary, Russia used an FAB-500 with a UMCP module.

Russia launches airstrike on Kharkiv region: Residential buildings damaged, people injuredPhoto: Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office

On the same day, at approximately 4:30 p.m., a 53-year-old woman was injured in the village of Kivsharivka, Kupiansk district, as a result of a Russian aerial attack. Apartment buildings were damaged.

Russia launches airstrike on Kharkiv region: Residential buildings damaged, people injuredPhoto: Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office

The Prosecutor's Office assured that they are taking all possible and appropriate measures to document war crimes committed by Russian military personnel.

Russia launches airstrike on Kharkiv region: Residential buildings damaged, people injuredPhoto: Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office

FAB-500 with UMCP module

FAB-500 with a universal correction and planning module (UMCP) is a free-fall aircraft bomb converted into a planning-corrected munition (guided aerial bombs).

Read more about Russia's guided aerial bombs in the RBC-Ukraine article.

Russian shelling of Budy village

On Saturday, July 13, Russians shelled the village of Budy in Kharkiv district with Iskander missiles. Twenty-five people were injured. Two of them were children - a 14-year-old girl and a 9-year-old boy.