The invaders shot local residents in the yard of their own house in Konotop district of Sumy region, the prosecutor's office launched an investigation.

"According to the investigation, on March 24, 2022, servicemen of the armed forces of the Russian Federation shot two residents in their own yard in Velyky Sambir village, Konotop region. A 62-year-old man and woman died from gunshot wounds," the Prosecutor General's Office said in a telegram channel on Friday.

Under the procedural leadership of the Konotop District Prosecutor's Office, a pretrial investigation is being carried out into violations of the laws and customs of war (part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).