Chernihiv: Russian missile strike kills seven, Ukraine says

Seven radical including a six-year-old kid were killed erstwhile a Russian rocket struck the bluish Ukrainian metropolis of Chernihiv, Ukraine's interior ministry said.

Twelve children were among 90 radical wounded, the ministry said.

The victims were connected their mode to religion to observe a spiritual vacation erstwhile the rocket hit, the ministry said.

A main square, assemblage gathering and a theatre person reportedly been damaged successful the attack.

President Volodymyr Zelensky posted a abbreviated video showing damaged cars and the quadrate littered with debris. One assemblage could besides beryllium concisely seen.

Chernihiv is simply a metropolis adjacent the Belarus border.

It was occupied by Russia astatine the opening of the invasion, but past recaptured by Ukrainian troops.

"A Russian rocket deed close successful the centre of the city, successful our Chernihiv. A square, the polytechnic university, a theatre," President Zelensky posted connected Telegram.

"An mean Saturday, which Russia turned into a time of symptom and loss. There are dead, determination are wounded," helium added.

Elsewhere, Russia has claimed that a Ukrainian drone deed a subject airfield successful the northwest Novgorod region, causing a occurrence that was rapidly enactment out.

One level was damaged but nary casualties person been reported, it added.

Ukraine has not commented connected the alleged drone attack.

Kyiv's aerial unit said the Ukrainian subject had changeable down 15 retired of 17 Iranian-made Shahed drones launched by Moscow successful an overnight strike.