The Russian military
has shelled Znob-Novhorodske in Sumy Oblast, killing three civilians, local official Petro
Honcharov told public broadcaster Suspilne on Jan. 29.
Two people were injured when a mortar shell exploded near a local post office. One of the victims died in an ambulance on the way to a hospital in nearby Shostka, Honcharov said.
"A residential building with a man and a woman in it was shelled with Grad [MLRS] rockets; they died on the spot," he added.
Residential buildings and a bakery were also damaged in the attack, according to Honcharov.
"Two houses burned down completely," he said.