A missile strike on Pryluky claimed 14 lives, including four children

Today, October 7, the death toll from Russia’s missile strike on Pryluky in Chernihiv Oblast has risen to 14. The updated figure was announced by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.

Russian forces attacked the city at around 06:00. One of the strikes hit a residential five-story building directly. People were inside at the time of the attack.

Before the death toll was updated, Chernihiv Regional Military Administration head Viacheslav Chaus wrote:

“The Russians killed 13 of our people, including four children. More than 50 people were injured.”

The search-and-rescue operation is still underway. Rescuers, police officers, medical personnel, and other emergency services are clearing the rubble, dealing with the aftermath of the attack, and helping those affected. The injured are receiving the medical care they need.

We previously reported:

• 70 missiles in one night, 11 killed: Russia strikes Kyiv and 12 Ukrainian regions
• Parents and three children killed in one house: Russia fires more than 70 missiles at Ukraine
• “There was a home, and now it’s gone”: three houses destroyed and more than 15 damaged in Korabelnyi
• Massive overnight Russian attack: 40 missiles and 580 drones, dozens injured and killed
• Russian missile hits apartment block in Kryvyi Rih: more than 50 injured, child among the dead