Death toll from Russian missile strike on Pryluky rises to nine: bodies of three children recovered from under rubble – video

The death toll from a Russian missile strike on Pryluky in Chernihiv Oblast has risen to nine, and 38 people have been injured. Rescue workers are still clearing the rubble.

Source: Chernihiv Oblast Police; Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne

Quote: "As of 11:30, the death toll has risen to nine. Sadly, the bodies of three children have been recovered from under the rubble of the apartment building.

Thirty-eight people have been injured, including seven children."

Details: Search and rescue operations are currently underway to find people trapped under the rubble.

Nina Lutsenko, spokesperson for the State Emergency Service in Chernihiv Oblast, said three people, including a child, had been rescued.

Five children aged three, five, eight and nine, as well as a police officer, are among those injured.

Background: On the morning of 7 October, Russian forces attacked Pryluky with missiles, hitting a multi-storey residential building. Police initially reported four deaths and 20 injuries.

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