Russians strike Semenivka, Chernihiv region, four people injured

Russians strike Semenivka, Chernihiv region, four people injured

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Russian forces struck the residential area of Semenivka in the Chernihiv region with a strike drone, injuring four people.

The head of the Novhorod-Siverskyi District Military Administration, Oleksandr Seliverstov, sated this on Facebook, Ukrinform reports.

"Around noon on January 17, the enemy attacked the residential area of Semenivka with a Molniya-type strike UAV. The drone hit a local woman's house. Law enforcement officers arrived to assist. During their presence at the scene, a second attack occurred, injuring three police officers and the 59-year-old homeowner," Seliverstov said. He added that all the injured were taken to a medical facility and are receiving care.

The house sustained damage to the roof, facade, windows, and fence.

Read also: Drone attack causes damage in non-residential area of Obolonskyi district in Kyiv

As Ukrinform previously reported, on January 17 Russian forces attacked infrastructure in the town of Semenivka, Chernihiv region, with a Molniya-type strike drone.

Photo: Facebook/Oleksandr Seliverstov

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