BELGOROD, May 22. /TASS/. Two men and one woman suffered shrapnel wounds during the Ukrainian army’s shelling of the town of Grayvoron in the Belgorod Region on Monday, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on his Telegram account on Monday.
"There are three more casualties in Graivoron - two men and one woman. All have shrapnel wounds. They are at the hospital in moderate condition. All necessary medical care is being provided," Gladkov said.
In Graivoron, artillery shells hit and set fire to three private houses. The local administration’s building was hit, too. In the village of Zamostye, a shell hit and set fire to a childcare center.
"A woman suffered a wound to her arm. She required first aid on the spot. The scale of the damage is being clarified," Gladkov added.
Earlier, the governor said that a Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group entered the territory of the Graivoron district. Previously, the governor reported two victims of shelling in the village of Glotovo in the Graivoron district. A woman with mine blast wounds was taken to the intensive care unit in serious condition, and a man who also suffered injuries is said to be in moderate condition. Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that an operation to eliminate the Ukrainian saboteurs or force them out of Russian territory was in progress. The forces and means available on the spot were sufficient. According to Peskov, the Defense Ministry, the Federal Security Service (FSB) and the Border Guard Service had briefed President Vladimir Putin on the saboteurs’ attempted incursion into the Belgorod Region.