In the Chernihiv region, a rocket hit a multi-story building. 14 people have died
Russia carried out another massive attack across Ukraine. Zelenskyy said that "the Russian army wanted to congratulate Putin on his birthday in this way."
In Chernihiv oblast, a missile hit a multi-story building, 14 people were killed
On the night of and morning of October 7, the RF armed forces launched a large-scale attack with missiles and drones, striking several oblasts of Ukraine. According to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, five ballistic missiles, 39 cruise missiles, and 117 drones, including 38 jet-powered devices, were shot down during the night.
In the city of Pryluky in Chernihiv oblast, two entrances of a five-story residential building were destroyed as a result of a cruise missile strike. Officials reported that 14 people were killed as a result of this strike, including four children. Another 50 people, including seven children, were injured.
During the attack on Pryluky, other houses, a children and youth creativity center, industrial enterprises, and private cars were also damaged.
Several waves of ballistic missiles were also recorded in Kyiv during the night. Strikes were observed in four districts of the city, and two people were killed.
Additionally, two people were killed in the city of Kremenchuk in Poltava oblast. According to local officials, a residential building was hit here as well.
"Today, on Putin's birthday, the Russian army presented him with a 'gift' of the destruction of a multi-story residential building in the city of Pryluky, Chernihiv oblast," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, reacting to the strike. Vladimir Putin turned 74 on October 7.
Zelenskyy noted that the main target of the large-scale attack was the energy infrastructure, adding that the Russians "wanted to deliver a painful and demonstrative blow."