Russian forces dealt heavy blows to Chernihiv city causing damage to residential buildings, while defensive battles take place in and outside the city.
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Russian forces dealt heavy blows to Chernihiv causing damage to residential buildings
Defensive battles are taking place in and outside Chernihiv
Days before the Mariupol hospital bombing, Russian attacks on central Chernihiv destroyed a cardiac hospital and residential buildings, killing 47 people.
Her gravestone was destroyed by a Russian shell during the occupation
Russian pilot Alexander Krasnoyartsev bombed Chernihiv before his Su-25 made an emergency landing near the city.
Another pilot died during the incident involving Alexander Krasnoyartsev's aircraft.
Russian pilot Oleksandr Krasnoyartsev bombed residential quarters in Chernihiv and was shot down by Ukrainian military with MANPADS.
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