Russian forces shelled 18 settlements across the Kharkiv region over the past day, killing two people and injuring four others.

Oleh Syniehubov, head of the Kharkiv Regional Military Administration, said this in a post on Telegram, Ukrinform reports.

The attacks struck the city of Kharkiv and 18 other localities in the region.

In the village of Bilyi Kolodiaz, part of the Vovchansk community, a 65-year-old woman and a 46-year-old man were killed. A 60-year-old man was also injured there.

A 46-year-old man was wounded in the village of Shestakove in the Staryi Saltiv community.