The key facts

  • Two 15-year-old girls were killed in Chernihiv; among the wounded are four children, including a 10-month-old girl
  • The strike was carried out with a 'Banderyk' (S8000) munition, combining the properties of a cruise missile and an attack drone
  • On October 29, strikes hit Dnipro (at least 14 killed), Kremenchuk (6 killed), Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv, and Kyiv

Strike on Chernihiv and child casualties

According to DW, citing Kun.uz, the strike on central Chernihiv was carried out with a 'Banderyk' (S8000) munition — a small-size weapon combining the characteristics of a cruise missile and a jet-powered attack drone. Two 15-year-old girls were killed. Vyacheslav Chaus, head of the Chernihiv regional military administration, said on Telegram that among the wounded were four children: a 10-month-old girl, a 10-year-old girl, and boys aged 16 and 17. 'Two children — a brother and sister — are in serious condition. Currently, eight people in total are in hospitals. The rest received medical assistance on the spot or are being treated as outpatients,' he wrote.

What is known about the strike site

The State Emergency Service of Ukraine stated that the strike hit an ordinary street: houses, shops, and cars were damaged. The service's statement emphasized that the attack 'had no military significance whatsoever.' October 30 has been declared a day of mourning in Chernihiv.

Strikes on other cities on October 29

On the same day, October 29, a drone attacked the railway station in Dnipro: according to available information, at least 14 people were killed and 14 more wounded. According to the Ukrainian rescue service, six people were killed and 25 injured in the strike on Kremenchuk. In Zaporizhzhia, two men aged 41 and 66 were wounded; four passenger cars were damaged, a fire broke out on an open area, and there were also reports of damage to a warehouse building, four cars, and four buses.

Kharkiv and Kyiv

On the evening of October 29, a strike hit the Slobidskyi district of Kharkiv: after an explosion in a production building and on the adjacent territory, a fire broke out covering a total area of 400 square meters. In another location, fire engulfed 80 square meters, and two trucks were damaged. What exactly was stored in the production building and the exact cause of the fire have not been established. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov said the district was shelled with a 'Banderyk' munition. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko stated that on the evening of October 29, the capital was struck by a ballistic missile: the impact hit warehouse buildings in the Darnytskyi district, where a fire broke out.