In Chernigov, the search and rescue operation continued for a whole day after a rocket attack on the city.
Updated on April 18 at 09:27. The head of the regional military administration, Vyacheslav Chaus, announced its completion.
Strikes on Chernigov on April 17 took the lives of 18 people.
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Another 78, including four children, were injured.
Explosions in Chernigov on April 17: details
There were three powerful explosions in Chernigov on April 17.
As reported during the broadcast of the national telethon Ediny Noviny i. O. city mayor Alexander Lomako, the strikes did not hit the city center, although it was a fairly densely populated area.
– “This is the intersection of two major roads, so there was a lot of traffic there at that time,” noted Alexander Lomako.
A direct hit was recorded on a nine-story social infrastructure building.
It is known that the building of a former hotel, which had not been operating recently, was damaged by a missile attack.
Due to the explosions in Chernigov, 24 high-rise buildings, an institution of higher education and dozens of vehicles were destroyed.
At the local hospital, windows were blown out and equipment was broken.
Explosions in Chernigov on April 17: what is known about the dead and wounded
It is known that among the 18 dead is 25-year-old policewoman Alina Nikolaets.
Photo: Police Chernihiv region
Since June 2023, the woman worked as an inspector of the patrol police response department of the Chernihiv district administration.
At the time of the shelling, Alina Nikolaets was on sick leave at home.
Death was caused by shrapnel wounds.
During the attack, 78 people, including four children, were injured.
There are 37 people in hospital treatment.
Three people rescued from the rubble.
58 people provided psychological assistance.
Explosions in Chernigov on April 17: the president's reaction
After the explosions in Chernigov on April 17, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky noted that this would not have happened if “Ukraine had received sufficient air defense systems and if the world’s determination in countering Russian terror had also been sufficient& ;#8221;.
Explosions in Chernigov on April 17: mourning for the dead
April 18 in Chernigov was declared a day of mourning for those killed due to the attack on the city.
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