Russian missile strikes centre of Ukraine’s Chernihiv, killing seven and injuring at least 90

The Russian army carried out a missile strike on the centre of the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, the head of the regional administration Viacheslav Chaus reported on Saturday. According to him, the missile used was likely a ballistic one.

Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Ihor Klymenko has confirmed five victims of the missile strike. At least 37 people were injured, 11 children among them.

UPDATE 2:27 PM
A woman’s body was discovered in Chernihiv, bringing the death toll of the strike to seven.

At least 90 people were injured, including 10 police officers and 12 children. Twenty-five people were hospitalised, a 12-year-old girl is being urgently transported to Kyiv, she’s in critical condition, the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs said.

UPDATE 1:55 PM
A child was killed in the attack on Chernihiv. The rescuers were unable to save him. The number of victims has gone up to six.

The mother was hospitalised in critical condition, the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posted a video showing the aftermath of the missile strike:

“This is what a neighbourhood with a terrorist state is, this is what we unite the whole world against. A Russian missile hit right in the centre of the city, in our Chernihiv. A square, the polytechnic university, a theatre. An ordinary Saturday, which Russia turned into a day of pain and loss. There are dead, there are wounded. My condolences to those who lost loved ones! All services are on the site. Rescuers, police, doctors. Everyone who is needed,” he wrote in a Telegram post.