As a result of the attack two women were killed, three more women and a 10-year-old girl were injured
That is according to the press service of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office, Ukrinform reports.
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"According to the investigation data, around 09:10 on January 9, the occupiers launched a missile attack on Shevchenkove town in Kupyansk district. An enemy missile hit the territory of a local market. Two women were killed. Three more women and a 10-year-old girl were injured," the report reads.
According to preliminary data, the settlement was fired from S-300 missile system from the territory of Belgorod region of the russian federation.
A pre-trial investigation has been launched into the violation of the laws and customs of war combined with intentional murder (Part 2 of Art. 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
The Russian aggression against Ukraine, which began in 2014 with the occupation of certain districts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, has shown that the Kremlin is disregarded international law and its international commitments. This is evidenced by the War in Syria and proved by the eight-year Russian-Ukrainian war, which has grown into a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Read more: Chronicle of the russian federation Crimes in Ukraine (January 2023)
