Russian shelling of Zymovnyk: a minor girl and a civilian man were injured

On the morning of July 20, Russian troops opened artillery fire on the village of Zymovnyk in the Kherson district, as a result of which two civilians were injured – a 17-year-old girl and a 51-year-old man. This was reported by the Kherson Regional Prosecutor’s Office.

The shelling occurred at around 5 a.m. The victims were hospitalized and are receiving necessary medical care.

In the event of another war crime by Russian military prosecutors of the Kherson District Prosecutor’s Office, criminal proceedings have been initiated under Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – violation of the laws and customs of war.

Prosecutors, together with police investigators, are working at the site of the shelling, recording all the evidence of another crime of the Russian army against the civilian population. The Ukrainian authorities have consistently emphasized that strikes on peaceful villages and cities are a deliberate tactic of terror against peaceful people.