5. Civilians wounded and killed in strike on public square.
Chernihiv (Chernihiv)
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LOCATION: Ivanivka (Chernihiv)
DATE: March 3, 2022
NUMBER OF WITNESSES: 9
SUMMARY: Russian forces dropped eight bombs on a small public square in Chernihiv, severely damaging nearby buildings and killing 47 people, the majority of whom were in line for food and medicine. There was no legitimate military target nearby.
WITNESSES
The Witnesses of the incident were residents present at the time of the bombing. This included both male and female civilians who varied in age.
VICTIMS
The Victims of the incident included 38 men and 9 women, all civilians, who were killed as a result of the strike.
ALLEGED PERPETRATORS
as described by the Witness(es)
The specific perpetrators are unknown, but Witnesses described seeing and hearing a Russian plane flying overhead moments before the bombs were dropped.