Russian missile kills at least 22 in Chernihiv

Kateryna Tyschenko – Thursday, 3 March 2022, 17:18

The bodies of 22 victims have been unearthed from beneath the rubble of buildings hit by the Russian air strikes in Chernihiv.

Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine.

Quote: "As of 15:30, we have retrieved the bodies of 22 victims of Russian air strikes from beneath the rubble. Rescue operations continue."

Context: On 3 March, Russian troops launched rockets at a high-rise apartment complex in the centre of Chernihiv. Many of the apartment blocks were damaged; their windows shattered; walls, roofs, and balconies damaged. In places, walls and floors have also been destroyed.

The Regional State Administration has stressed that there were no military targets in the vicinity of these buildings - only hospitals, schools and kindergartens, and dozens of high-rise apartment buildings.

Russian air forces have also struck two schools in Chernihiv, as well as privately owned houses.