Shelling of the border regions of Kharkiv region: a lyceum was destroyed and a pensioner was injured

Russian troops continue shelling the border settlements of Kupyan, Kharkiv and Chuguyiv districts of Kharkiv region.

This was announced on January 6 by the head of the regional military administration Oleg Synegubov.

“Last day, Kupyansk, Vovchansk, Dvorichna, Ogurtsevo, Kislivka and other settlements were under fire from enemy artillery and mortars,” he wrote.

According to the head of the Regional Military Administration, an industrial building was damaged in Kupyansk, and a lyceum was partially destroyed in Dvorichnaya. There was a large-scale fire, which was extinguished within three hours.

“According to the regional Emergency Medical Center, a 75-year-old man was injured in Dvorichnaya. He was hospitalized in a moderate condition,” Sinegubov added.

It will be recalled that on January 5, Russia announced a “ceasefire regime” for Christmas. Russian President Vladimir Putin allegedly gave such a mandate to the head of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Sergei Shoigu.

The Office of the President of Ukraine stated that Putin’s words about a “ceasefire” on the front line in Ukraine for Christmas are an exclusively propaganda gesture and a banal technique.

In Kharkiv Oblast, as a result of Russian shelling, a large-scale fire occurred in a lyceum, – Regional Military Administration

Yesterday, January 5, the Russian occupiers shelled the settlements of three districts of the Kharkiv region. In the settlement of Dvorichna, the lyceum was damaged – a large-scale fire broke out there. This is stated in the message of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration.

Thus, on January 5, the Russian occupation army shelled the border settlements of Kupyan, Kharkiv and Chuguyiv districts of Kharkiv region. Kupyansk, Vovchansk, Dvorichna, Ohirtseve, Kislivka and other settlements were hit by artillery and mortars.

In Kupyansk, a civil industry building was damaged as a result of enemy shelling.

Occupiers partially destroyed a lyceum in Dvorichnaya, Kupian district. As a result of shelling, a large-scale fire broke out in the building, which was extinguished within 3 hours.

According to the regional Center for Emergency Medical Assistance, a 75-year-old man was injured in Dvorichnaya and was hospitalized in a moderate condition.

As of December 25, 1,189 objects of cultural infrastructure were damaged in Ukraine due to Russian aggression. Among the most affected regions was the Kharkiv region.

This was reported by the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine.

As of December 25, 2022, 1,189 objects of cultural infrastructure were damaged. Almost a third of them, i.e. 446 objects, were completely destroyed.

Cultural infrastructure suffered the greatest losses and damages in the Donetsk, Kyiv, Kharkiv, Luhansk, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, and Kherson regions.

The most numerous group of objects of the specified infrastructure, which suffered damage or destruction, are club establishments – 47% of the total number.

In general, the following were affected by the hostilities:

Club establishments – 563 units (destroyed – 222 units; damaged – 341 units), of which the majority are in Donetsk (24%), Kharkiv (14%) and Kyiv (10%) regions;

Libraries – 453 units (destroyed – 155 units; damaged – 298 units), most of which are in Donetsk (27%), Kyiv (17%) and Mykolaiv (13%) regions;

Museums and galleries – 63 units (destroyed – 22 units; damaged – 41 units;), most of which are in Donetsk (37%) and Kharkiv (11%) regions;

Theaters and philharmonic halls – 18 units (destroyed – 9 units; damaged – 9 units) in Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Luhansk, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv regions and the city of Kyiv;

Art education institutions – 92 units (destroyed – 38 units; damaged – 54 units), most of which are in Donetsk (30%) and Kharkiv (14%) regions.

On January 4, the enemy shelled the village of Zolochiv, Kharkiv region, as a result of which private houses were damaged: shrapnel cut windows, doors, and the roof. Fortunately, there were no casualties.

Viktor Kovalenko, the head of the Zolochiv settlement military administration, told about it.

– Yesterday, January 4, around 10:30 p.m., the enemy shelled the village of Zolochiv with the MLRS «Uragan». Three houses were damaged: windows, doors, and the roof were cut by shrapnel.

The most important thing is that there were no victims. This was the first shelling of the village in the last month, when there were direct hits, Viktor Kovalenko said. – Almost every day, the border settlements suffer from shelling by the occupiers. These are the Odnorobivskyi, Oleksandrivskyi, Udyanskyi and Odnorobivskyi First Starostyn districts.

Despite the constant blows from the occupiers, the Zolochiv community continues to recover. Yes, the village of Makarove was restored yesterday, there is also water and gas.

– Now it’s time for us to restore energy supply in the villages of Duvanky, Tsylyuriki, Sotnytskyi Kozachok, Guryiv Kozachok and Basove. It is difficult to say when the light will appear there, energy experts do not give forecasts, they do everything they can. However, no one forgets about people. We have provided the residents of these settlements with stoves and firewood, no one will freeze. And we evacuated some residents who are unable to take care of themselves or cannot stay there in the winter, – said the head of the community.

Currently, about 22,000 people live in the Zolochiv community, of which 3,500-4,000 have returned home in the past few months. Viktor Kovalenko says that after yesterday’s shelling people were scared, they are again thinking about leaving.