KIEV.- At least five people have died and several dozen have been injured after a new attack by Russian forces on the city of Chernigov, in northern Ukraine, Interior Minister Igor Klimenko reported this Saturday.
According to preliminary information offered by Minister Klimenko, at least 42 people have been injured, including eleven minors, and another five have died as a result of an attack on a theater in Chernigov.
The Ukrainian president, Volodimir Zelenski, who is currently on an official visit to Sweden, has condemned the attack through his social networks and has remarked that these actions show what it means to “live next to a terrorist State”. .
“A Russian missile hit the heart of Chernigov. A square, a university and a theater. Russia turned any given Saturday into a day of pain and loss. There are casualties. My condolences to all those who have lost a loved one (…) This is what we are uniting the entire world against, “she wrote on her X account, formerly Twitter.
“I urge the world to stand up to Russian terrorism. Provide Ukraine with additional tools to safeguard life. For life to win, Russia must lose this war,” stressed the Ukrainian president.
The attack on Chernigov adds to the series of night offensives that Russia has been launching on various Ukrainian regions, including Kharkov, Jmelnitsky, Zhytomyr, Kherson, or Sumi, leaving one dead and dozens wounded so far.
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2023-08-19 19:02:23
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