"Russian Missile Strike on Chernihiv Leaves Seven Dead and 90 Injured"

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"Russian Missile Strike on Chernihiv Leaves Seven Dead and 90 Injured"
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Seven people, including a 6-year-old child, were killed and 90 others were wounded when a Russian missile struck a central square in the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv. The strike occurred as people were on their way to church to celebrate a religious holiday. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy condemned the attack, stating that Russia had turned an ordinary Saturday into a day of pain and loss. The Ukrainian military also reported shooting down 15 out of 17 Iranian-made drones launched by Russia in an overnight strike.

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