A 60-year-old woman has been killed and several people injured in a Russian rocket attack on a market in the village of Shevchenkovo in eastern Ukraine on Monday, Ukrainian officials quoted by Reuters said.
Oleg Sinegubov, governor of the Kharkiv region, is confirmed to “Telegram” the death of the old woman.
“All of the other victims have been hospitalized. Doctors are treating them. Rescuers continue to remove the debris,” he said.
Earlier, Sinegubov said at least seven people were injured, including a 13-year-old girl.
Andriy Yermak, head of the presidential administration, also said that one person was killed and posted a picture of the burning market on Telegram.
Ukrainian media Suspline quoted a local official as saying that at least three kiosks were destroyed in the attack and a shopping center was damaged, but Monday was not a market day.
Russia did not immediately comment on reports of the airstrike.
The occupiers bombed the village of Shevchenkive in the Kharkiv region: 7 injured, rescue workers are working on the spot. Video from Telegram of the deputy head of the Office of the President, Kyril Tymoshenko pic.twitter.com/MSPFXFOYXG
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