Shocking video of devastating moment Russian rocket slammed into Chernihiv city center, killing 5 and injuring scores
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Russian troops attacked the center of Chernihiv on the afternoon of August 19 with what is believed to have been a ballistic missile. There are dead and wounded and the threat remains.
Updated at 15:10 — A six-year-old little girl has become the sixth victim of this abhorrent attack. For more, please see: https://english.nv.ua/nation/six-year-old-child-becomes-sixth-victim-of-heinous-russian-attack-on-chernihiv-city-center-50347499.html
13:07 — Five people have died, 37 are injured — including 11 children, said the Internal Affairs Ministry.
12:41 — The shocking video of the moment the missile slammed into Chernihiv city center has appeared on social media.
12:40 — The first photos of the aftermath of the Chernihiv attack have appeared. The Russians hit the drama theater in the city center.
12:24 — The air raid alert in Chernihiv has ended.
12:21 — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy published a video of the consequences of the Russian missile attack on Chernihiv.
“This is what it’s like to live in the neighborhood of a terrorist state, this is what we unite the whole word against. A Russian missile hit right in the center of the city, in our Chernihiv. Square, polytechnic, theater. An ordinary Saturday, which Russia has turned into a day of pain and loss. There are dead, there are wounded. My condolences to those who lost their loved ones…”, Zelenskyy wrote, while calling on the world to unite against Russian terror.
12:14 — Here are the scenes in Chernihiv city center following the Russian attack. Ambulances have arrived at the scene.
11:56 — Chernihiv’s acting mayor Oleksandr Lomako confirmed that there are dead and wounded because of the Russian shelling of Chernihiv city center. He wrote that data is being clarified and that emergency services are on site.
11:49 — The Air Force warns of the threat of enemy UAVs in the Chernihiv region.
11:46 — As a result of the Russian shelling of Chernihiv city center, there are dead and wounded, reports Suspilne.
11:41 — The Russians have shelled Chernihiv city center, reports Chernihiv OVA head Vyacheslav Chaus.
“Probably a ballistic missile. Stay in shelters. Details later,” he wrote.
11:20 — An air alert has been triggered in the Chernihiv region. Ukraine’s Air Force reports of a missile threat.
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