A Russian attack on the city of Chernihiv on the morning of 17 April killed 18 people and injured 77 others.
Source: State Emergency Service of Ukraine on Telegram on the morning of 18 April
Quote from the State Emergency Service: “Chernihiv. As of thi…
The EU summit considers it urgent to provide Ukraine with additional air defence systems and has called on member states to expedite the delivery of all necessary military assistance, including artillery shells and missiles.
Source: European Pravda, ci…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, during a special session of the European Council, has spoken about the Russian strike on the city of Chernihiv and emphasised that “We all now need to outmanoeuvre Putin in our determination”.
Source: Zelenskyy …
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for increased military aid to Ukraine, particularly with regard to air defence, in an address to EU leaders who gathered for a summit in Brussels on 17 April.
Source: Zelenskyy’s address as quoted by Politico, E…
18 April has been declared a day of mourning in Chernihiv for those murdered in the Russian missile attack on Wednesday 17 April, Oleksandr Lomako, the city’s acting mayor, has announced.
Source: Lomako on Telegram
Quote: “18 April has been declared a …
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia has reacted to the Russian army’s strike on the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, which resulted in at least 14 deaths and at least 60 people injured, according to latest reports.
Source: European Pravda, citing th…
A search and rescue operation is underway in the city of Chernihiv at the scene of a Russian missile strike, with six people reported missing.
Source: National Police on Telegram
Quote: “As of 13:30, 14 people have been killed, 61 people have been inju…
A total of 14 people were killed and at least 60 injured in a Russian attack on the city of Chernihiv on the morning of 17 April.
Source: Ukraine’s Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko on Telegram; Andrii Podorvan, Advisor to the Head of the Chernihiv Oblas…
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said that “innocent people would not have been killed” if Ukraine had sufficient defence capabilities, and called on partners to provide additional air defence systems to our country, following the Russian a…
Russian forces struck a densely populated area of the city of Chernihiv on the morning of 17 April, killing ten people and injuring 20 more.
Source: Oleksandr Lomako, the acting mayor of Chernihiv, on Telegram; Andrii Zhydenko, CEO of the Chernih…