Around 47 people were killed amid Russian airstrikes in a residential area of Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Thursday, regional authorities announced on Friday, updating a precedent death ring of 33.
“Russian troops launched a missile on a multi-storey residence area in the city center”, the head of Chernihiv Regional State Administration Viacheslav Chaus said in his Telegram channel. “Many buildings were damaged, windows were smashed, walls, roofs, balconies were damaged, walls and ceilings were destroyed in certain places.”
Rescue work had to be suspended on Thursday due to heavy shelling, according to local emergency services.
The Regional State Administration noted that there was no military nearby facilities, only hospitals, several schools and kindergartens and dozens of high-rise buildings.
“There’s no military nearby facilities,” Chaus wrote, referring to Russian claims that son army only launches attacks on the military Infrastructure of Ukraine. Russian aircraft also attacked two schools in Chernihiv and private homes.
Also, as result of the Russian bombardment of Chernihiv, one of seashells hit an oil depot in the territory of State-owned Plant Astra, the state emergency service of Ukraine reported.
In Kharkov, more more than 40 residential buildings captured fire like a result of the bombardment by Russia, according to news Fokus website.
