The occupiers shelled Petropavlivka in the Kharkiv region: three people were injured

This was reported in the Telegram by the Main Directorate of the National Police in the Kharkiv region.

"On September 16, at approximately 10:30 AM, the Russian military shelled the village of Petropavlivka in the Kupyansk district. As a result of the enemy strike, a residential house burned down. An 8-year-old boy and two women aged 24 and 50 sustained explosive injuries," the statement says.

Investigators have initiated criminal proceedings under part 1 of article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (violation of the laws and customs of war).