Russian forces shell Bilozerka, killing 70-year-old woman

Russian forces shell Bilozerka, killing 70-year-old woman

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A 70-year-old woman was killed on Saturday as a result of a Russian artillery strike on Bilozerka in the Kherson region.

The Kherson Regional Prosecutor's Office reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.

According to the investigation, at around noon on April 26, Russian forces launched an artillery attack on Bilozerka.

"As a result of the attack, a 70-year-old woman was killed. At the moment of the explosion, she was in her yard," the statement said.

Read also: Four civilians injured in Kherson following Russian attacks

A pre-trial investigation has been launched into the commission of a war crime resulting in death (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

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