Russian ballistic missile strike kills one, injures five in Chernihiv

Russians killed one person and wounded five others in a triple missile strike on residential areas on the outskirts of Chernihiv, causing significant destruction to several houses.

Viacheslav Chaus, head of the Chernihiv Oblast Military Administration, later said on the national joint 24/7 newscast that Russian forces launched three ballistic missiles, likely Iskander-Ms, which hit a residential area and the city’s outskirts. The attack killed a 72-year-old man.

Dmytro Bryzhynskyi, head of the Chernihiv City Military Administration, added that the missile attack severely damaged two houses and shattered windows in seven others.

On December 17, 2024, Russians killed a 74-year-old man as a result of an artillery shelling the city of Semenivka in the Chernihiv Oblast.

ZMINA consistently reports on ongoing international crimes in the Chernihiv Oblast. 

By way of background, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine reported 574 civilian deaths and 3,082 casualties from Russian attacks between September and November 2024. September saw the highest civilian casualty rate since July 2022, driven by intensified Russian attacks in Donetsk Oblast and increased use of guided aerial bombs and drones.

The UN found that 93% of casualties occurred in Ukrainian-controlled territories, with Donetsk, Kharkiv, and Kherson oblasts experiencing the heaviest fighting.

Previously, the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine outlined a timeline for the second Peace Summit. 

Earlier, ZMINA reported that at the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting in Warsaw on October 9, 2024, Crimean Human Rights Group (CHRG) researcher Iryna Siedova warned that Russian media has become a “Thousand Hills Radio,” manipulating 140 million people and inciting violence against Ukrainians. The CHRG advocates for new international legislation against genocide incitement.