An 18 years old boy died as a result of shelling by Russian troops in the Sinelnica district of the Dnipropetrovsk region

An 18-year-old boy was killed on Wednesday, August 16, as a result of Russian airstrikes in the Mezhiv community of the Sinelnyk district of the Dnipropetrovsk region. As the head of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration (OVA) Serhiy Lysak reported, doctors fought for his life, but he died from his injuries.

In addition, four more people were injured as a result of the strike by the Russian army, including a two-year-old child. "The attack on the district took place in the afternoon. Today, an agricultural enterprise is still burning there. The fire has covered more than 400 square meters," Lysak also reported in Telegram.

In addition, at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Russian troops struck settlements in the Kharkiv, Kupyan and Chuguyiv districts of the Kharkiv region, reported the head of the OVA Oleg Sinegubov.

"At the moment, no information has been received about the victims. There are private and country houses on fire. The type of weapons is being established", he wrote in Telegram.

RF troops shelled the Kherson region with artillery, one person was killed

One more person was killed and at least three others were injured as a result of shelling by Russian troops on a village in the Beryslav district of the Kherson region, the Kherson regional prosecutor's office reported.

"According to the investigation, on August 16, around 1:00 p.m., Russian servicemen shelled a village in the Beryslav district with artillery. A local resident who was on the street at the time of the shelling was killed. Also in the morning, the occupiers attacked the regional center and populated areas of the region. At least three civilians were injured" , - the prosecutor's office said in Telegram.

The prosecutor's office started a pre-trial investigation into violations of the laws and customs of war (part one, part two of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).