Russian Missile and Drone Strike Kills 4 in Northern Ukraine
Ukrainian officials reported on the 19th that Russian forces launched missile and drone attacks on the northern regions of Chernihiv and Sumy. A ballistic missile strike in Pryluky, Chernihiv, killed 2 and injured 17, damaging civilian facilities. In the neighboring Sumy region, drone attacks on civilian infrastructure resulted in 2 deaths and 4 injuries. The combined attacks left 4 people dead and multiple injured.
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(CNA, Kyiv, 19th, Comprehensive Foreign Report) Ukrainian officials stated today that Russia attacked Ukraine's northern Chernihiv and Sumy oblasts with missiles and drones, resulting in 4 deaths and multiple injuries. According to Reuters, the governor of Chernihiv Oblast reported that a ballistic missile struck the center of the town of Pryluky, killing two people and injuring at least 17. Governor Viacheslav Chaus stated via the Telegram messaging app that a company was hit, and a nearby shopping center and a supermarket were also damaged. In the neighboring Sumy Oblast, Governor Oleh Hryhorov said that local civilian infrastructure was also attacked by Russian drones today, but he did not provide further details on the targets. Hryhorov stated that two men, aged 52 and 58, were killed, and four others were injured. Both Chernihiv and Sumy oblasts border Russia and have been frequently attacked during the Russia-Ukraine war.