Ukraine says Russian shelling targets civilians in Kharkiv region

Police officers and war crimes prosecutors inspect a residential area hit by a Russian air strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine May 18, 2024. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -Ukraine said Russian shelling targeted civilians in two cities in the northeastern region of Kharkiv on Saturday while President Volodymyr Zelenskiy reported successes by troops fighting a renewed Russian assault there.

Ukrainian prosecutors said they were investigating as a potential war crime a Russian air strike on a residential area of the regional capital Kharkiv in which six civilians were wounded, including a 13-year-old girl, 16-year-old male and an eight-year-old.