Ukraine has proclaimed this Thursday a day of national mourning in memory of the thirty people who have lost their lives in the recent wave of attacks launched by the Russian Army against the capital, Kiev, and a dozen regions of the country. Among the hardest-hit areas is the Chernihiv region, where 22 fatalities have been counted.
"Ukraine honors the memory of the people who lost their lives in the Russian attack on the night of October 7. Among the deceased are children," stated the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs, after denouncing that Russia "has destroyed homes, caused pain, and left an immense void."
According to the updated balance from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the town of Priluki, in the Chernihiv Oblast, the attack leaves 22 confirmed dead, including five children. "Another 54 people were injured, including seven children," the authorities added, emphasizing that rescue teams managed to save 15 people during the emergency operations.
The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has confirmed that the search and rescue efforts in this locality have concluded, after condemning the impact of Russian missiles against a five-story residential block.
These victims add to those killed in attacks against residential areas in Dnipro and in Kremenchuk, a city in the Poltava region, where two people have died, as well as two other deaths in Kiev and two more in Oleksandriya, in the Kirovohrad province, in the context of bombings across more than a dozen Ukrainian provinces.
"I thank the partners who yesterday did not remain silent in the face of these Russian crimes. It is essential that verbal support translates into concrete measures, such as new defense packages for Ukraine," stated the Ukrainian president, who noted that military support to Kiev "helps save lives daily."
Zelensky pointed out that there will be "important negotiations" in the coming days with international partners, from which Ukraine hopes to achieve "concrete results" to strengthen its defense.