Russian missile strike in Chernihiv kills 7, injures 90
Russian missile strike in Chernihiv kills 7, injures 90
17:17, 19.08.2023

Seven people including a six-year-old child were killed in a Russian missile struck on the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, Ukraine’s Minister of Internal Affairs, Ihor Klymenko said.

Twelve children are among 90 people wounded. The victims were on their way to church to celebrate a religious holiday when the missile hit, the ministry said, as reported by the BBC..

A main square, university building and a theatre have reportedly been damaged in the attack.

President Volodymyr Zelensky posted a short video showing damaged cars and the square littered with debris. One body could also be briefly seen.

“A Russian missile hit right in the centre of the city, in our Chernihiv. A square, the polytechnic university, a theatre,” President Zelensky posted on Telegram.

“An ordinary Saturday, which Russia turned into a day of pain and loss. There are dead, there are wounded,” he added.

 





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