Surprising second Russian missile smashes Ukraine as lady poses for selfie
This is the stunning second an enormous Russian ballistic missile struck a constructing in Ukraine as a girl posed for a selfie.
Mass casualties have been reported on Saturday after the devastating assault, which killed seven civilians and injured more than 100.
The lethal Iskander missiles are normally used in opposition to navy infrastructure, however Russia focused harmless residents of Chernihiv.
Surveillance footage additionally reveals the missile blast via the town heart, narrowly lacking a household however inflicting untold injury.
President Zelensky stated of the assault: “A Russian missile hit right in the center of the city, in our Chernihiv. A square, the polytechnic university, a theater.”
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Zelensky added: “An ordinary Saturday, which Russia turned into a day of pain and loss.”
The video reveals a vibrant orange inferno engulfing the street, the place automobiles had been driving moments earlier. The automobiles have been destroyed, with smashed roofs and home windows blown out.
A six-year-old lady is among the many useless after struggling intense blood loss.
In the selfie video, a younger lady may be seen smiling in a white gown when the constructing behind her explodes and the video cuts off.
Many victims had been touring to church to have a good time a Ukrainian Catholic vacation when the strike hit.
Mayor Oleksandr Lomako told the BBC: “I understand that their aim was a military event taking place in the building of the drama theater and that it was their target.
“But it is clear that the Russians launching those missiles and those giving them orders in the middle of the day to the civilian city realized that the victims will be primarily civilians.
“There is no other way to interpret it than a war crime against civilians, yet another Russian war crime.”
Denise Brown, the UN’s humanitarian coordinator for Ukraine, stated: “It is heinous to attack the main square of a large city, in the morning, while people are out walking, some going to the church to celebrate a religious day for many Ukrainians.
“I condemn this repeated pattern of Russian strikes on populated areas of Ukraine, causing deaths, massive destruction and soaring humanitarian needs.”
The horrifying shelling got here as Ukraine was accused of finishing up a “terrorist attack” on a Russian airbase.
The Russian Defense Ministry stated missiles made affect at round 10am native time in Novgorod Oblast.
A press release on Telegram stated: “The Kyiv regime carried out a terrorist attack using a copter-type UAV on a military airfield in the Novgorod region.”
Earlier this week, the Ukraine authorities introduced plans for brand spanking new navy fortifications within the Chernihiv area.
Today’s assault is the deadliest within the area for the reason that metropolis was reclaimed by Ukrainian forces final yr. It is situated round 30 miles from Belarus’ border.
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