Two injured, medical facility and two houses damaged in Russian attacks on Kharkiv Oblast

2 June 2024, 07:00 PM

A Russian Iskander M missile and four UMPB D-30 glide bombs targeted the town of Izyum and the nearby village of Borivska Andriivka in Ukraine’s Kharkiv Oblast early on June 2, according to a preliminary report posted on Facebook by the Regional Prosecutor's Office.

A missile strike at 5:10 a.m. EET damaged a medical facility in Izyum, followed by the bombing of Borivska Andriivka at 10 a.m., injuring an 86-year-old woman and setting two houses on fire.

At the same time, regional governor Oleh Synehubov reported two casualties in the bombing and mentioned the injury of a 76-year-old man.

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Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office via Facebook
Photo: Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office via Facebook
Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office via Facebook
Photo: Kharkiv Oblast Prosecutor's Office via Facebook

The Prosecutor's Office has opened a preliminary investigation into the violation of the laws and customs of war under Part 1 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.

The day before, on June 1, 12 people, including eight children, were injured in shelling in the town of Balakliya in the Izyum district.

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