INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Two people were killed and one wounded after Russian forces shelled a village near the town of Kupiansk in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv
region, the region's governor said Saturday.Officials in Kupiansk, about four miles (six kilometers) from the frontline, had urged
vulnerable residents living near the town to evacuate earlier this month as Russia stepped up attacks to recapture the area."According to
the preliminary information of the medical staff, two people died in Podoly village as a result of the shelling, another one was wounded,"
day," he added.The Russian military has said over recent days that it is advancing near the area, which was recaptured by Ukraine last year
but is now subject to a renewed offensive.Ukraine said Thursday that Russian shelling in Zaoskillya, a suburb just east of Kupiansk, killed
an elderly woman.Kyiv launched its long-anticipated counteroffensive to reclaim occupied territory in June but has acknowledged tough
battles as it struggles to break through heavily fortified Russian positions.
