War in Ukraine: a terrible Russian triple strike on a social building leaves at least 8 dead and many injured

De nombreuses victimes à déplorer. Gouverneur de Tchernihiv/TELEGRAM

Au moins huit personnes ont été tuées et 18 autres blessées dans une triple frappe russe mercredi matin à Tcherniguiv, grande ville du nord de l'Ukraine, selon un nouveau bilan communiqué par le maire.

"There are eight dead and 18 injured following Russian missile strikes on Chernihiv. Search and rescue operations continue", Mayor Oleksandre Lomako said on Telegram.

At 9:03 a.m., "three explosions occurred in the city", the mayor indicated a little more early on television. It was a direct hit on a social infrastructure building, he had previously said.

"Many injured"

The governor of the eponymous region of which Cherniguiv is the capital indicated that the attack had hit "almost" the city center reporting "civilian deaths" and "many wounded".

One of the oldest cities in Ukraine, founded more than 1,000 years ago, Chernihiv, which had almost 300,000 inhabitants before the Russian invasion two years ago years old, is located about sixty kilometers from the border with Belarus, an ally of Russia.

Russia bombards Ukrainian cities daily with explosive missiles and drones.

Faced with Western aid which is running out of steam and arriving late, Ukraine is experiencing a growing lack of air defense means to intercept these devices.