On Wednesday, April 17, Russia attacked Chernihiv - enemy missiles tried to hit the city's hospital. A video of the first minutes after the attack was shown online.
The video was posted by the Ministry of Health of Ukraine on its Facebook page.
The video was accompanied by the following message: "Hospital in Chernihiv. The first minutes after the attack."
It is noted that in the first minutes after the missile strike, it was possible to capture the view of the office of the head of the gynecological department, a conference room and other offices. It can be seen that the windows in the hospital building were smashed, and in some places, along with the window frames, the blast wave blew out the doors to the offices.
Warning. The video contains some profanity!
The post to the video, which was published at 12:47 p.m., also indicated the number of dead and injured. However, as of 13:30 p.m., these numbers had increased.
The Prosecutor General's Office wrote on Telegram that the death toll as of 13:30 p.m. had risen to 14 people. Another 61 people were injured, including two children. However, the rescue operation is still ongoing.
"A new insidious crime of the terrorist state. This morning Russia attacked Chernihiv. A missile attack on civilian objects almost in the center of the city. As of 12:30 p.m., 13 people have been killed. 61 people were injured, including two children. The rescue operation is underway," the statement said.
"The death toll from the enemy's missile attack on Chernihiv has now risen to 14," the Prosecutor General's Office wrote at 13:30 p.m.
At 14:17, the Telegram channel of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported that 3 people had been rescued from the rubble:
"As a result of the Russian strike on the city, 14 people were killed, 61 people were injured, including 2 children. 3 people were rescued from the rubble. Psychological assistance was provided to 36 people."
Earlier, Apostrophe reported that the Russian occupiers attacked the center of Chernihiv with missiles.