Two people injured in Ukrainian shelling of shopping mall in Belgorod Region — governor

Emergencies February 22, 2023, 15:53

A fire broke out at the mall after the shelling, but it has already been extinguished

MOSCOW, February 22. /TASS/. /TASS/. Two men were hospitalized after a shopping mall in Shebekino, in the Belgorod Region, was shelled, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on his Telegram channel Wednesday.

"Another injured person has been taken to the central district hospital - a man with a concussion. His injuries are of a moderate nature," Gladkov said.

Previously, it was reported that only one person had been injured. A man with shrapnel wounds was brought to the central district hospital in critical condition.

A fire broke out at the mall after the shelling, but it has already been extinguished. The firefighters are cooling off the structure with water.

"In addition, the roof of a residential building was damaged after several episodes of shelling. Repairs are underway," Gladkov said.

Ukrainian shelling of the Shebekino city district is carried out on a regular basis. On Monday, Ukrainian forces shelled the settlement of Novaya Tavolzhanka, damaging a parking lot and a poultry factory building. A woman was killed and a man was injured in the shelling. On Sunday, a 12-year-old girl died in the shelling of the same settlement.

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