Six family members of Svitlana Zheldak were killed in a Russian missile strike on their home in Chernihiv.
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Six family members died: husband Mykhailo (42), daughter Polina (21), her fiancé Yevhen Kovalenko (33), son Hlib (14), and grandmother Halyna Pecherna (86)
Eleven residents died due to inhumane conditions and another 10 were shot by the invaders
47 people were killed in the Chernihiv attack, including 38 men and 9 women
18 people were injured in the Chernihiv attack
The casualty figures were provided by the Ukrainian government
Over this period, 10 hostages died in the basement, whom the Russian torturers forbade to be buried. Another 17 people were killed by them.
By 18:20, the bodies of 33 deceased individuals and 18 injured persons had been extracted from the rubble as a result of aviation strikes in Chernihiv.
Rescuers rescued 33 dead and 18 injured from the rubble.
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