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Russians hit Kucherivka in Kharkiv region, a civilian suffers severe injuries

Russians hit Kucherivka in Kharkiv region, a civilian suffers severe injuries Russians hit Kucherivka in Kharkiv region, a civilian suffers severe injuries (Getty Images)

Russian forces shelled the village of Kucherivka in the Kupiansk district of the Kharkiv region. One civilian sustained severe injuries, according to the Head of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration Oleh Syniehubov.

"In the village of Kucherivka, around 1.00 pm, a 51-year-old man was injured as a result of enemy shelling, receiving shrapnel wounds," he said.

The head of the administration added that law enforcement urgently hospitalized the man in critical condition.

Situation in the Kharkiv region

The enemy daily strikes frontline settlements in the Kharkiv region and those bordering Russia.

On August 12, a 73-year-old civilian was killed due to the morning shelling of the town of Kupiansk-Vuzlovyi.