This morning, July 20, russian troops shelled Kharkiv with "Uragan" systems and killed 3 people: a 13-year-old boy and a couple - a 69-year-old man and a 68-year-old woman. The victims were at a public transport stop at the time of the shelling. A pre-trial investigation has been launched into the fact of violation of the laws and customs of war, combined with intentional murder.
This was reported in the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office.
According to the investigation, the occupiers shelled the Kyiv district of the city of Kharkiv around 9:30 in the morning. According to preliminary data, the Russians fired from the Uragan multiple-launch rocket systems.
A 72-year-old woman was hospitalized with injuries. A brother and sister were also at the bus stop: the 13-year-old boy died on the spot, his 15-year-old sister was injured.
According to "Suspilne", the father of the deceased teenager recited prayers over his son for two hours. The policewoman was holding the man's hand all the time, and he was holding the dead boy's hand.