Russian drone hits agricultural enterprise in Chernihiv region, killing father and son

Russian drone hits agricultural enterprise in Chernihiv region, killing father and son

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In the Novhorod-Siverskyi district of the Chernihiv region, a Russian drone attack on an agricultural enterprise killed a 70-year-old man and his 49-year-old son.

According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine on Facebook.

In the evening of May 8, Russian forces attacked a border village in the Novhorod-Siverskyi district. The strike on the agricultural facility caused a fire.

As a result of the attack, a 70-year-old man and his 49-year-old son were killed. Another 55-year-old man was injured.

Rescuers extinguished the fire at the site.

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As previously reported by Ukrinform, due to a large-scale forest fire in the border area of the Chernihiv region caused by constant Russian attacks, authorities are preparing for possible evacuation of residents from the dangerous zone.

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