This afternoon, the Russians attacked the village of Snovska community in Koryukiv district, Chernihiv Region. The enemy attacked a gas tanker truck that was delivering household gas to people using drones. As a result, the truck exploded and residential buildings caught fire.
This was reported by the press service of the National Police of the region.
‘It is preliminarily known that three people were killed - the driver and forwarder of the truck, as well as a girl born in 2018. Four more people were injured, including two children aged 13 and 4,’ the statement said.
Police officers are providing the necessary assistance to the victims, recording the consequences of the attack against civilians as part of the investigation of criminal proceedings under Article 438 of the Criminal Code (violation of the laws and customs of war).
According to the head of the regional state administration, Vyacheslav Chaus, the victims were hospitalised. Surgeons from the Koryukiv hospital arrived to help the medics. Two of the children were stabilised and transferred to the Chernihiv Regional Children's Hospital. Their condition is assessed as serious.
‘Did the Russians know where they were hitting? They definitely did. Moreover, they understood all the consequences. The legal assessment of the enemy's actions should be given by law enforcement. The international community must respond,’ Chaus stressed.
