Missile Hits Five-Story Building in Chernihiv Region, Killing 14
President Zelensky called the strike a "gift to the Russian army for Putin's birthday," Meduza reports.
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A missile struck a five-story residential building in the Chernihiv region, killing 14 people, Meduza reports as part of its daily overview of the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky commented on the strike, calling it a "gift from the Russian army for Putin's birthday" — the attack coincided with the birthday of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Meduza has been live-covering the war since February 24, 2022, publishing a daily chronicle of events related to the fighting between Russia and Ukraine. The strike on the residential building in the Chernihiv region was one of the episodes recorded by the outlet as part of its 1,687th day of coverage of the conflict.
The outlet did not provide further details on the exact location, the type of missile used, or the progress of rescue operations at the time the overview was published.
Strikes on residential infrastructure have regularly drawn international condemnation and investigations from Ukrainian and international human rights organizations throughout the war.
There had been no official reaction from the Russian side to the strike or to Zelensky's remarks at the time Meduza published its overview.
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