Nearly 700 people were killed in Russian bombardments in Cherniguiv, a regional center located north of kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, near the Belarusian border, the mayor of this city indicated on Friday April 8 quoted by the agency. of the Unian press.
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“I can give an approximate figure, 700 people. These are military and civilian“Said Mayor Vladyslav Atrochenko, quoted by the independent Ukrainian agency Unian. According to him, 80,000 to 95,000 people still live in this city located about 150 kilometers from kyiv, the capital, and which had almost 300,000 people before the start of the Russian invasion at the end of February.
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A first large convoy of humanitarian aid arrived in Cherniguiv on Thursday since the withdrawal of Russian troops from this region last week, regional governor Vyacheslav Tchaous said in the morning. He called on the inhabitants of the region to remain vigilant in the face of the risk of new Russian bombardments. “Planes and missiles continue to fly over our region“, he pointed out on Telegram.
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