Russian aviation bombs Ukraine's Kupiansk: Destruction and casualties reported
Photo: Kupiansk and Kupiansk district under Russian attack (Getty Images)
On the afternoon of July 20, Russian troops attacked Kupiansk and the Kupiansk district with guided aerial bombs. Six civilians were injured in the Russian attack, and there was destruction, the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office reports.
"The investigation has established that on July 20, at about 10:50 a.m. Kyiv time, the Russian armed forces conducted an air strike on the city of Kupiansk. Residential buildings and outbuildings were damaged. Two men were injured, two women were diagnosed with acute stress reaction," the statement said.
In addition to Kupiansk, the Russian troops carried out a series of air attacks on the village of Starovirivka in the Kupiansk district. At least three guided aerial bombs (FAB-250 from UMPC) were dropped on the village.
"At least 15 households and the village council building were damaged. A 65-year-old man and a 25-year-old girl were injured and suffered acute shock," the prosecutor's office said.
A pre-trial investigation into the commission of war crimes (Part 1 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) by the Russian occupiers has been launched.
Russian attacks on Kupiansk
The situation near Kupiansk remains difficult, but under the control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to Pavlo Shamshyn, a spokesperson for the Kharkiv operational and tactical group, the Russians want to set up pontoon crossings for armored vehicles across the Oskil River to storm or surround Kupiansk.
The Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (HUR) recently showed a video of repulsing one of the Russian attacks in the Kupiansk sector. In the video, a soldier of the HUR's special forces unit single-handedly held off an assault by Russian forces in his area of trenches: he was alone against five Russians, but emerged victorious.
