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Russian Ballistic Missile Targets Humanitarian Workers Near Chernihiv, Killing Two, Injuring Five

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Russian Ballistic Missile Targets Humanitarian Workers Near Chernihiv, Killing Two, Injuring Five
Missile strike targeted members of a humanitarian demining mission who were clearing the area of mines near Ukrainian city of Chernihiv. (Source: the head of Chernihiv Military Administration, Dmytro Bryzhynskyi)

A Russian ballistic missile struck a checkpoint near Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, killing two and injuring three, according to the head of Chernihiv Military Administration, Dmytro Bryzhynskyi on September 4.

Bryzhynskyi reported explosions within the city, saying the missile hit a local enterprise.

At 7:21 p.m., Chernihiv regional governor Vyacheslav Chaus reported the number of injured had risen to five.

Updated information confirmed the strike occurred at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Novoselivka.

The victims were part of a humanitarian demining mission conducting clearance operations.

Previously, it was reported that the Russian army launched a massive overnight drone strike on Bila Tserkva in Ukraine’s Kyiv region, killing at least one person and leaving widespread destruction, according to Kyiv region governor Mykola Kalashnyk.

Editor’s note: This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.

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