In Kharkiv, a hunter received a gunshot wound. In a stably grave condition of a 49-year-old injured physicians were hospitalized in the Borovaya urban-type hospital, the Kharkov region police reported.

The message that a man with a gunshot wound to the abdomen was brought to the surgical department of the local hospital arrived at the police yesterday at 11:30..

It was established that during the sanitary shooting of foxes in the village of Maleevka, Borovsky District, a 61-year-old man accidentally shot another hunter, who was about 20 meters away in reeds, while charging the IZH-54 registered hunting smooth-bore gun.

"Material evidence seized and sent for investigation. Criminal proceedings opened under Article. 128 (reckless severe or moderate bodily injury) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The sanction of the article provides for community service for a period of one hundred fifty to two hundred forty hours or correctional work for up to two years, or restriction of freedom for up to two years, "the police said.