Heavily wounded but alive: Prosecutor's Office apologizes for disinformation about civilian death in Bilopillya

Heavily wounded but alive: Prosecutor's Office apologizes for disinformation about civilian death in Bilopillya

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A 51-year-old man was seriously wounded but not killed during a Russian artillery shelling of Bilopillya in Sumy region, contrary to earlier reports of his death.

In Sumy region, a man seriously wounded during the shelling in Bilopillya was "buried" ahead of time. The man is in extremely serious condition, but the information about his death is not true. The prosecutor's office of the region apologized for the disinformation  , UNN reports.

The 51-year-old wounded man is in extremely serious condition, but the information about his death is not true. We sincerely apologize to the wounded man and his family. We wish the man a speedy recovery

- the prosecutor's office said in a statement.

Details

Earlier, the Prosecutor General's Office wrote me that a 51-year-old man died in hospital from severe injuries as a result of enemy artillery shelling of the center  of Bilopillya. However, this message was later deleted.

To recap

On April 19 at 12:20, Russian troops shelled the center of Bilopillia, Sumy region, with artillery. Three people were wounded and hospitalized in serious condition.