Russian artillery attack leaves three wounded in Semenivka, Chernihiv
Photo: Telegram / Viacheslav Chaus / Chernihiv Regional State Administration (Regional Military Administration)
Since the evening of December 6, Russian forces have been bombarding the town of Semenivka in the Chernihiv region, causing damage to homes and infrastructure and resulting in three residents sustaining different levels of injuries.
The head of the Chernihiv Regional State Administration, Viacheslav Chaus, reported that.
According to the head of the region, on the evening of January 6, residential buildings in Semenivka caught fire as a result of airstrikes.
Photo: Telegram / Viacheslav Chaus / Chernihiv Regional State Administration (Regional Military Administration)
Photo: Telegram / Viacheslav Chaus / Chernihiv Regional State Administration (Regional Military Administration)
On the morning of January 7, Russian invaders attacked the city again.
Photo: Telegram / Viacheslav Chaus / Chernihiv Regional State Administration (Regional Military Administration)
Photo: Telegram / Viacheslav Chaus / Chernihiv Regional State Administration (Regional Military Administration)
Based on Chaus' report, the injured individuals include:
- two men, aged 45 and 65,
- as well as a 68-year-old woman.
Photo: Telegram / Viacheslav Chaus / Chernihiv Regional State Administration (Regional Military Administration)
"Two people were hospitalized," the head of the regional military administration added.
Photo: Telegram / Viacheslav Chaus / Chernihiv Regional State Administration (Regional Military Administration)
According to the regional administration, the Russians targeted civilian infrastructure, damaging:
- an enterprise,
- buildings and homes of residents.
Based on these facts, investigators have opened criminal proceedings under Art. 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – war crimes.
For reference:
In the Chernihiv region, late in the evening, January 4, Russian invaders dropped four guided aerial bombs on the border town of Semenivka.
Explosions were also heard in Chernihiv on January 3. According to preliminary data, the enemy launched 3 Iskander-M ballistic missiles. One person was killed, and seven were injured as a result of the Russian shelling. 28 houses were also damaged as a result of the shelling. Two more were destroyed.
In addition, on December 18, Russian invaders shelled the border territory of Chernihiv region, as a result of which a policeman and a teenager were injured. In the morning, it became known that the law enforcement officer died in the hospital.
On the afternoon of January 4, Russian invaders targeted a residential high-rise building in the Sumy region with an aerial bomb, resulting in 10 people being injured. Later that evening, emergency workers successfully concluded rescue operations in Svesa village, Shostka district, Sumy region, after a Russian airstrike on a residential area earlier in the day. The number of victims remained unchanged.
