A Russian missile struck a central square in Chernihiv, a city in northern Ukraine.
Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko wrote on Telegram said that most victims were crossing the road, returning from church, or in vehicles when a missile hit the city's landmark Drama Theatre.
A video posted by UNITED24Media shows the terrifying moment the powerful Russian Iskander ballistic missile hit the civilian building.
A view shows an ambulance near the site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Chernihiv, Ukraine August 19, 2023.
"I understand that their aim was a military event taking place in the building of the drama theatre and that it was their target," he said.
Persons:
Sofia, Ihor Klymenko, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Oleksandr Lomako, Savenok Lomako, Denise Brown
Organizations:
Service, Russian, Telegram, UNITED24Media, REUTERS, BBC, UN
Locations:
Russian, Chernihiv, Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Ukrainian, Russia