A civilian man was killed during Russian shelling of Sumyshchyna border region
Today, 26 February, in the afternoon, the Russian army shelled the border area of Sumy region, resulting in the death of a civilian man.
This was reported by the press service of the Sumy regional prosecutor's office.
At about 15:00 the Russians fired mortars at the village of Ryzhevka of Bilopol territorial community.
As a result of the shelling, a 68-year-old man was injured. He died of his injuries on the way to hospital.
Prosecutors in co-operation with other law enforcers are documenting the consequences of the shelling. Materials of criminal proceedings in the future will be transferred to the SBU, - noted in the Prosecutor's office.
Law enforcers have launched a pre-trial investigation into the fact of violation of laws and customs of war, coupled with intentional killing (part 2 of article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
We will add that the Russians shelled Sumy region at night. As a result of the shelling, private houses and property of a farm in Akhtyrskyy district were damaged.