Russia-Ukraine War: 5 People Killed, 37 Wounded After Russian Missile Strikes Ukrainian City Chernihiv (Watch Video)
"A Russian missile hit right in the centre of the city, in our Chernihiv. A square, the polytechnic university, a theatre," President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who was on a working visit to Sweden, said in a post on Telegram.
Amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, five people were killed and nearly 37 wounded after a Russian missile attack on the Ukrainian theatre. According to a report in Reuters, the Russian missile struck a central square in the historic northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv earlier in the day. The interior ministry said that people were on their way to church to celebrate a religious holiday when the strike took place. "A Russian missile hit right in the centre of the city, in our Chernihiv. A square, the polytechnic university, a theatre," President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who was on a working visit to Sweden, said in a post on Telegram.
Russian Missile Attack in Ukraine
BREAKING: 5 people killed and 37 wounded after Russian missile attack on Ukrainian theater
— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) August 19, 2023
Russia Launches Missile Attack
The Russian army launched a missile attack on a theater in the center of Chernihiv. They did it on purpose at noon, on a weekend, to kill more civilians.
Many dead and wounded, including children pic.twitter.com/qCWYyoE5d7
— Денис Казанський (@den_kazansky) August 19, 2023
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