Heavy attack on Chernihiv in broad daylight, casualties reported

(Patria) - Residents of Chernihiv in northern Ukraine have been told to stay in shelters after the city came under Russian attack.

“The enemy shelled the center of Chernihiv. Probably a ballistic missile. Stay in shelters. Details will be released later,” said the regional governor Vyacheslav Chaus on Telegram.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who is in Sweden for talks, shared a video of the destruction in the northern city. It was reported that five people were killed and 37 were injured in the attack. Among the injured are 11 children.

Among the buildings damaged in the attack earlier this morning were a university building and a theater.

This is what it means to live next to a terrorist state. This is what we are uniting the entire world against.

Today, a Russian missile hit the heart of Chernihiv. A square, a university, and a theater. Russia turned an ordinary Saturday into a day of pain and loss. There are… pic.twitter.com/AMgXCVfR7h

— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 19, 2023