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Russian Shelling Of Kharkiv Wounds 4, Including 3 Children


The injuries occurred in the village of Derhachi in the Kharkiv region. (file photo)
The injuries occurred in the village of Derhachi in the Kharkiv region. (file photo)

Four people, including three children, were wounded early on April 26 when Russian troops shelled the village of Derhachi in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, Governor Oleh Synyehubov said. Two girls, 16 and 5, received medical assistance on the spot, Synyehubov said, adding that a 4-year-old boy and a 52-year-old woman received minor injuries that did not need hospitalization. On April 25, 13 people were wounded in the Kharkiv region by Russian shelling. Russia has intensified its strikes on Kharkiv, whose regional capital, Kharkiv city, is just 30 kilometers from the Russian border. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, click here.

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