'Massive' bombardment from Belarus of border region: Ukraine army
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- Published Date: 11:49 | 25 June 2022
- Modified Date: 11:52 | 25 June 2022
Ukraine's northern border region of Chernigiv came under "massive bombardment" fired from the territory of Russia's ally Belarus, the Ukrainian army said in a statement on Saturday.
"Around 5:00 o'clock in the morning (0200 GMT) the Chernigiv region suffered a massive bombardment by missiles. Twenty rockets, fired from the territory of Belarus and from the air, targeted the village of Desna," Ukraine's northern military command wrote on Facebook, adding that there were no reports of victims so far.
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