Seven Dead, 90 Wounded As Missile Hits Heart Of Ukraine

Seven people including a six-year-old child have been killed in a strike on the heart of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv.

Twelve children were among 90 people wounded, Ukraine’s interior ministry says.

Twenty-five people have been taken to the hospital.

A main square, university building and a theatre were damaged in the attack.

Writing on the Telegram messaging app, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had turned an “ordinary Saturday” into “a day of pain and loss”.

Moscow is yet to comment on the alleged strike.

Number of injured rises to 117

Some 117 people are now known to have been injured in the attack, according to the city’s acting mayor.

Writing on Telegram, Oleksandr Lomako repeats that seven people have died.

Earlier, the interior ministry said 90 people had been confirmed injured, with 25 of them taken to hospital.

Where is Chernihiv?

Chernihiv is a city in northern Ukraine, located around 50km (31 miles) from the border with Belarus.

It’s the administrative centre of the wider Chernihiv region – and came under a deadly two-month siege by Russian forces during the early stages of the war.

Following Moscow’s failed attempt to take Kyiv – 125km northeast of Chernihiv – Russia withdrew from the city.

Once Moscow’s troops had departed, questions emerged as to whether the Russian attacks on civilian targets in the city amounted to war crimes. Something Russia has always denied.

Twelve children among the injured

It’s been confirmed by Ukraine’s interior ministry that seven people, including a six-year-old child, were killed after a Russian missile strike on the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv.

Twelve children have also been identified among the injured in the attack, it adds.

Several buildings in the centre were damaged, as we mentioned below.

Deadly missile strike on heart of northern Ukrainian city
At least seven people have been killed – and 90 wounded – in an alleged Russian missile attack on Chernihiv.

Buildings in the city centre, including a theatre, were hit. Moscow is yet to comment on the alleged hit.