Russians shell border areas of Chernihiv region, casualties reported

Russians shell border areas of Chernihiv region, casualties reported

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As of 12:00 on April 20, Russian troops shelled border areas of Chernihiv region with mortars twice. Civilian casualties were reported.

The Operational Command North said this in a Facebook post, Ukrinform reports.

From 10:40 to 11:00, two strikes, presumably from a 120 mm mortar, were recorded in the vicinity of Hremiachka village. No civilian casualties or damage to civil infrastructure were reported.

From 11:00 to 11:15, four strikes, presumably from a 120 mm mortar, were recorded in Halahanivka settlement.

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"As a result of the shelling, three local residents were injured. One of them received shrapnel wounds to the head. The woman died in the hospital," the report says.

As reported by Ukrinform, on the morning of April 20, Russian troops shelled border areas of Chernihiv region twice.

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