UAV crash near residential building in Chernihiv leaves three people hurt

UAV crash near residential building in Chernihiv leaves three people hurt

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As a result of a Russian UAV crash in Chernihiv, a multi-storey residential building was damaged. Three people were injured.

The State Emergency Service (SES) reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.

“Chernihiv: A multi-storey residential building was damaged due to the crash of a Russian UAV. Three people were injured, one of them hospitalized,” the statement reads.

The building suffered damage to window structures and a gas pipeline. Emergency responders extinguished a gas fire.

A Point of Invincibility has been deployed at the site. SES psychologists are working on the ground and have already assisted 24 people.

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Earlier, Head of the Chernihiv Regional Military Administration Dmytro Bryzhynskyi reported that a UAV exploded near a multi-storey building in Chernihiv, causing a gas pipeline fire and injuring two people.

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