Missile strike in Chernihiv: Seven dead, 117 injured
That’s according to an update delivered via Telegram by Acting Mayor Oleksandr Lomako, Ukrinform reports.
"As of 15:25, 117 people were injured in the terrorist attack on the center of Chernihiv. Seven of them died," the statement reads.
Missile strike on Chernihiv / Photo: State Emergency Service, Ministry of Internal Affairs
As Ukrinform reported earlier, Russian invaders launched a missile attack on the center of Chernihiv around noon on Saturday, August 19. Seven people died. Initially, 90 injured people sought medical help, including 10 policemen and 12 children. Twenty-five people were hospitalized.
Chernihiv is recovering from the consequences of the attack on the city center / Photo: Yulia Horban. Ukrinform
Video: Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
A 12-year-old girl in grave condition has been urgently evacuated to a Kyiv hospital.
